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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Wielding death metal and grindcore as their weapon, this Romanian outfit has been refining their craft since 2023. Their sound hinges on weaponized brevity delivering maximum aggression in minimum time, delivered with brute-force conviction.
Black metal/hardcore crossover from Uhersky Brod in southeastern Moravia, formed in 2017 and fusing the raw ferocity of black metal with hardcore punk's directness. Their boundary-blurring approach pulls from both extremes of underground music.
Kronus was a heavy metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, active from 1985 to 1988. The band released a rehearsal demo in 1985 and a demo titled "Muerte Lenta," covering themes of fantasy, freedom, and war before dissolving.
Self-described 'Russian Crossover Kill Machine' from Saint Petersburg, active since 2013 with rapid-fire releases including Russian Crossover Kill Machine, Smotri Ne Okhuey, and Poezd Smerti. Their 12-track album Poezd Smerti showcases aggressive crossover thrash with Russian-language vocals across a lean 37 minutes.
Firmly rooted in black metal, this Romanian actfrom Slatina delivers venomous shrieks over walls of distortion without compromise. They've been at it since 2015, and the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
The Italian city of Treviso serves as headquarters for this heavy metal and thrash metal operation, whose arsenal includes circle-pit anthems driven by relentless double-kick propulsion. Speed and precision collide in pit-ready anthems.
Black/speed metal band with Italian origins relocating to Oslo, active since 2011 and merging black metal's atmospheric darkness with speed metal's relentless velocity. Their cross-continental trajectory reflects the international nature of extreme metal.
Part of Italy's underrated but thriving metal community, this act channels death metal and thrash metal with a focus on guttural vocals and churning downtuned riffs. Formed in 2021, based in Reggio Emilia, expect nothing but full-bore death metal savagery.
Black/thrash/death metal band from Barcelona, formed in 2017 and merging three extreme metal subgenres into a blistering assault. Their crossfire name captures the multi-directional aggression of their genre-fusing approach.
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