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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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Szeged-based black metal act, active since 2021 delivering dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice. Rooted in a scene that bridges Western and Eastern European extremity, atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Kris Barras Band is a British hard rock outfit formed in 2015 in Torquay, Devon, led by guitarist and vocalist Kris Barras, a former mixed martial arts competitor. The band blends classic hard rock, blues rock, and Southern rock influences, signing to Mascot Label Group and releasing The Divine and Dirty (2018) and Light It Up (2019) in quick succession. Death Valley Paradise (2022) debuted at number 27 on the UK Albums Chart, and Halo Effect followed on Earache Records.
Danish heavy metal act active since 2011, delivering over a decade of classic, riff-driven metal. Their straightforward approach channels traditional heavy metal's timeless energy.
Krisiun is a Brazilian death metal band formed in 1990 by brothers Alex Camargo, Moyses Kolesne, and Max Kolesne, three siblings from the south of Brazil who have maintained the same lineup for their entire career. After a series of self-released demos and an EP in the early 1990s, the band broke internationally with Black Force Domain (1995) and Apocalyptic Revelation (1998) before signing to Century Media for a run of albums defined by relentless blast beats and technically precise brutality. They remain one of Latin America's most enduring and prolific death metal acts, with Mortem Solis arriving in 2022.
Belarusian black metal warriors (formerly Crystayler) from Grodno, delivering black metal laced with punk sensibility and black'n'roll swagger since 2022. Their prolific output includes eight releases in three years, with a no-frills approach one fan described as "well-thought out with no frippery."
Kristal Lake is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from San Salvador, El Salvador, formed in 2018. The band released their debut full-length, Bajo el umbral, in 2019, blending melodic riffing with metalcore song structures. They remain active and independently released.
A product of Ukraine's battle-tested metal underground, this Mykolaiv-based black metal act channels frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Active since 2023, blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Black metal project from Toulon, France, launched in 2021 with releases including "I Hate Therefore I Am" and "Wake Up." The project channels raw, misanthropic black metal aggression in a stripped-down format.
Parisian death/thrash metal band formed in 2008, fusing the precision of death metal with the velocity and riff-driven attack of thrash. Their sound sits at the aggressive intersection of both genres within France's active extreme metal community.
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