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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Seattle's Kryptoxik Mortality formed in 2023 with a focused mandate: to deliver slam and brutal death metal at maximum density. Their approach is blunt and physical, built on the cavernous low-end and percussive slam breakdowns the genre demands from its practitioners.
Death/doom metal band from Helsinki, active since 2011 and delivering crushing, cavernous heaviness. Their name's deliberate misspelling of "crypts" signals the subterranean, tomb-like atmosphere of their death-doom.
Active in Pavullo nel Frignano (Modena) since 2015, this Italian act forges Death Metal and Thrash Metal built on suffocating heaviness anchored by rumbling low-end. Each release doubles down on cavernous production and churning tremolo work.
French heavy metal project formed in 2023, featuring vocalist Gus Monsanto alongside guitarists, bass, drums, and keyboards, released through M&O Music. Their debut Foreword showcases a polished, classic heavy metal sound with strong vocal melodies and symphonic keyboard textures.
Atmospheric black metal project from Leipzig, formed in 2023 and building expansive, immersive compositions from Saxony's cultural capital. Their sound layers atmospheric textures over black metal's raw foundation.
Krystal Tears was a melodic heavy metal and hard rock band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2000. The quintet — Roberto Sans (vocals), Davis Ramay (guitar), Diego Padilha (bass), Rigel Romeu (keyboards), and Leonardo Peccatu (drums) — released a self-titled demo in 2001 and their debut full-length A Brand New Life in 2005, a 13-track album running over an hour in length.
Krytik is a death metal band from Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2020. Their debut album Mutilated was released in June 2020, establishing their place in the state's active underground extreme metal scene.
Crafting their sound since 2023, this Massafra Heavy Metal and Thrash Metal outfit delivers crossover-tinged fury with punk's directness and metal's complexity. Their place within Italy's underrated but thriving metal community speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Firmly rooted in heavy metal, this Italian actfrom Verona delivers galloping rhythms and fist-pumping anthems without compromise. They've been at it since 2017, and melody and muscle share equal billing in their compositions.
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