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Proof (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Death metal band from Malaga on the Costa del Sol, active since 2014 and delivering a decade of brutal extremity from Spain's Mediterranean coast. Their sound channels death metal's visceral power beneath the Andalusian sun.
Sludge/groove metal band from London, active since 2006 and delivering thick, rhythmically driven heaviness that fuses sludge's abrasive textures with groove metal's head-nodding power. Their longevity in the London scene speaks to their consistent output.
Brutal Death Metal from McAllen.
Berlin black metal project formed in 2020, delivering crypt-keeper darkness through cold, aggressive compositions. Their horror-tinged name matches the sinister atmosphere of their sound.
Bergen's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this doom metal unit is among them — wielding Sabbathian worship filtered through decades of underground evolution. Patience is rewarded with crushing, cathartic payoffs.
Heavy/speed metal band from Montbéliard, France, formed in 2017 and infusing their metal attack with punk urgency and rockabilly flair. The result is a high-energy hybrid that nods to early speed metal while keeping one foot in rock and roll rebellion.
Exploring the depths of black metal and death metal, this Italian outfit from Monfalcone (Gorizia) has been refining their craft since 2020. Their sound hinges on second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities, delivered with unwavering intensity.
Prague thrash metal outfit formed in 2017, carrying forward the Czech Republic's storied thrash metal tradition with aggressive, no-nonsense riffing. Their sound draws from the classic European thrash playbook with a distinctly Czech edge.
Black/doom metal project from Hanover, formed in 2016 and merging black metal's cold fury with doom's crushing weight. Their dual-genre approach creates a uniquely oppressive and atmospheric heaviness.
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