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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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Swiss thrash metal machine from Zurich delivering technical yet melodic old-school thrash described as "aggressive and refined, complex and catchy." Their releases Gods And Creators and LightCrusher showcase five experienced musicians blending groove, technicality, and varied vocal aggression.
When Klaïton emerged in 2024 from Terneuzen, they brought with them a sound rooted in death metal — all punishing grooves interlocked with frenzied tremolo passages. Primal ferocity drives every note of their catalog.
Heavy Melodic Black / Death Metal from Copperas Cove.
Overland Park, Kansas outfit Klehma has been threading death, thrash, and progressive metal together since 2012. A technically ambitious band from the heart of the American Midwest, they favor complexity and dynamic range over straight-line aggression.
Black metal/punk band from Paris, formed in 2019 and fusing black metal's darkness with punk's raw immediacy. Their Breton-derived name adds Celtic mystique to their French blackened punk.
Heavy metal band from Split, Croatia, formed in 2024 and channeling the classic heavy metal sound from the Dalmatian coast. Their name evokes ancient grandeur, matching the anthemic ambitions of traditional European heavy metal.
Tarrytown, New York progressive metal band Klepsydra formed in 2016 with an ear for labyrinthine song structures and expansive dynamics. Sitting in the shadow of New York City, their work reflects the ambitious, searching quality of the region's prog-minded metal underground.
Helsinki grindcore band active since 2012, delivering over a decade of punishing, blast-beat-driven sonic violence from the Finnish capital. Their politically charged name adds anti-establishment commentary to their grinding extremity.
Part of Italy's underrated but thriving metal community, this act channels black metal and progressive metal with a focus on labyrinthine compositions spanning multiple movements and moods. Formed in 2021, based in Rome, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
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