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Unreasonable Doubt (2024)
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A Love To Kill For (2023)
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Obnoxious (2022)
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Las Vegas heavy metal band active since 2016, Kingscrossing keeps the old-school flame burning in the desert Southwest. Their approach favors straightforward, riff-forward metal with a traditional sensibility born in the neon shadows of Nevada.
Straddling the line between doom metal and sludge metal, this Hungarian act fuses glacial, punishment-dealing grooves wallowing in distortion into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2023, and uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Heavy/thrash metal band from Guebwiller in Alsace, active since 2013 and delivering over a decade of aggressive compositions from eastern France. Their regicidal name channels the rebellious fury of their thrash-tinged heavy metal.
Heavy metal/hard rock band from St. Blasien in the Black Forest, formed in 2024 and delivering riff-driven, high-energy traditional metal. Their name promises exactly what they deliver: crushing, anthemic heaviness.
Part of the Gothenburg school's homeland, this act channels heavy metal with a focus on twin-guitar harmonies and commanding vocal lines. Formed in 2017, based in Gothenburg, their approach strips metal back to its essential elements: riffs, hooks, fire.
Kinoglass is an experimental thrash/groove metal trio from Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2020, comprising Luis Farrús (bass/vocals), Fernando Volpin (guitars/keyboards), and Guilherme Sala (drums). They released the nine-track album A Man With A Camera in March 2020, followed by Se A Carapuça Servir in February 2024, with both records blending thrash aggression with psychedelic and avant-garde influences rooted in 1970s heavy rock. Their lyrical themes address social criticism, anti-fascism, and personal struggle.
Grindcore band from North Rhine-Westphalia, active since 2002 and delivering over two decades of brief, punishing sonic violence. Their long tenure in the German grindcore underground has produced a catalog of relentless extremity.
When Kintsukuroi emerged in 2020 from San Prisco (Caserta), they brought with them a sound rooted in black metal — all frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Italy — heavy metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2012, they deal in NWOBHM-rooted riffing with timeless melodic hooks. Twin-guitar interplay and vocal power form the backbone of their sound.
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