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Multi-awarded Greek guitar shredder and session musician from Trikala, active since 2019 and spanning progressive, neoclassical metal, and shred guitar territory. His releases range from heavy metal virtuosity to musique concrete, including 2026's The Empyrean Heaven inspired by Gustave Dore's illustration of Dante's Paradiso.
Technical death metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, active since 2009 with their earliest recordings captured at Shabby Road Studios in Belfast. Their approach combines death metal's ferocity with technical precision and intricate compositional structures.
Indianapolis outfit Kiritsis arrived in 2025 fusing the slow, tar-thick weight of sludge metal with the grime and brutality of death 'n' roll. Their sound feels like the Midwest's industrial bones being ground down — ugly, visceral, and deliberate.
The solo project of Kirk Windstein — guitarist and vocalist known for his work in Crowbar and Down — this New Orleans doom vehicle launched in 2020 as a deeply personal, dirge-laden outlet. Windstein's signature tone and Southern Gothic heaviness are unmistakable here, steeped in the grief and grit that define NOLA metal.
A product of the birthplace of black metal, this Vestfold og Telemark-based black metal act channels frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Active since 2013, blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Helsinki black metal project formed in 2021, with a Finnish name meaning "cursed." Their urban black metal channels the capital's darker undercurrents through cold, aggressive compositions.
Raw black metal project from Finland, formed in 2021 with a Finnish name meaning "cursed voice." Their lo-fi approach strips black metal to its most skeletal, harrowing essence.
A product of Ukraine's battle-tested metal underground, this Lysychansk-based crust punk and grindcore act channels punk-speed chaos meeting death metal's sonic extremity. Active since 2010, their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Raw atmospheric black metal/ambient project from Laihia in Ostrobothnia, formed in 2022. Their Finnish name meaning "coffin" sets the funereal tone for their blend of raw atmospherics and ambient passages.
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