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Four-piece industrial/groove metal band from Sheffield, fusing drum and bass, dubstep, and electronica with industrial metal since 2011. Self-described as making "the most unique sound heard in years," they blend electronic production techniques with heavy metal aggression.
Melodic death metal band from Warsaw, formed in 2020 and channeling the Gothenburg-style melodic death metal tradition through a Polish lens. Their sound pairs aggressive vocals with sweeping melodic guitar leads.
The Russian city of Orenburg serves as headquarters for this death metal and thrash metal operation, whose arsenal includes suffocating heaviness anchored by rumbling low-end. Each release doubles down on cavernous production and churning tremolo work.
Viking/folk/black metal band from Schweinfurt in Lower Franconia, formed in 2024 and named after ancient stone circles. Their sound weaves folk instrumentation and Norse themes into a black metal framework.
Kromorth is a death metal band from Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, founded around 1999–2000 by guitarist and vocalist Rodrigo Auad. After a hiatus from 2007 to 2012, the band stabilized with a lineup including Fabio Agassi (guitar), Lincoln Lima (bass), and Elton Bernardino (drums), releasing the full-length debut "Geodesic Beast" in November 2018 through Iron Blood & Death Corporation.
Heavy metal band from Montbéliard in eastern France, active since 2013 and delivering classic heavy metal powered by dual guitars and anthemic songwriting. Their sound draws from the traditional European heavy metal lineage with a French twist.
Malmö-based black metal act, active since 2011 delivering venomous shrieks over walls of distortion. Rooted in Sweden's legendary metal infrastructure, the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
Doom/death metal band from Copenhagen, formed in 2018 and crafting slow, crushing compositions that pair doom's monumental weight with death metal's guttural intensity. Their sound represents the heavier end of the Copenhagen metal underground.
Firmly rooted in progressive metal, this Hungarian actfrom Budapest delivers polyrhythmic complexity balanced with emotive melodic passages without compromise. They've been at it since 2019, and their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
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