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Let You Go (2024)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Firmly rooted in heavy metal, this Russian actfrom Ivanovo delivers galloping rhythms and fist-pumping anthems without compromise. They've been at it since 2012, and melody and muscle share equal billing in their compositions.
Swedish heavy/black metal and punk crossover project formed in 2024. Their approach blends classic heavy metal riffing with black metal's raw hostility and punk's stripped-down energy.
Pagan/folk metal band from Riihimaki in southern Finland, formed in 2018 with a Finnish name meaning "skull hill." Their sound channels Finnish pagan traditions through heavy metal instrumentation, evoking ancient ritual and nature worship.
Progressive sludge/post-metal band from Copenhagen, formed in 2023 and building complex, dynamic compositions from Denmark's capital. Their sound layers sludge's abrasive weight with post-metal's atmospheric progression.
Blackened doom/sludge metal band from Brighton, England, formed in 2016 with releases including Thousand Griefs and Damn You Believer. Their sound layers black metal's corrosive atmosphere over doom and sludge metal's crushing weight.
One of Finland's earliest black metal projects, with roots stretching back to 1975 in Jyvaskyla. Their pioneering status in Finnish extreme metal history makes them a foundational act in the country's black metal lineage.
Melodic death/power metal band from Pudasjarvi in northern Finland, formed in 2023 and carrying forward the rich Finnish melodeath tradition established by their more famous namesake. Their sound channels the swamp-inspired melodic death metal aesthetic.
Doom metal band from Oulu in northern Finland, formed in 2017 and delivering crushing, slow-burning heaviness from the edge of the Arctic. Their name referencing the Finnish death spirit Kalma adds a mythological dimension to their doom.
Death/thrash metal band from Pori on Finland's western coast, active since 2010 and delivering over a decade of aggressive, high-speed compositions. Their name's connection to the Finnish underworld deity adds dark mythology to their extreme metal.
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