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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Featured Metalcore Album
The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Black metal band from Kolding in southern Denmark, formed in 2015 and channeling raw, aggressive compositions. Their Danish name meaning "cult leather" evokes ritualistic, primitive imagery matching their dark aesthetic.
Cagliari, Italy — atmospheric black metal and black metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2005, they deal in frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Moscow sludge and post-metal band blending dark hardcore, neocrust, and screamo elements, active since 2013. Their 2017 album Смирение (Humility) was recorded at Pentagram House studio in Moscow and released through Towner Records, delivering five tracks of aggressive, atmospheric post-metal.
Black metal band from Naestved on the Danish island of Zealand, active since 2014 and delivering cold, atmospheric black metal. Their decade of output represents a consistent presence in the Danish black metal underground.
Groove/death metal band from Kassel in Hesse, active since 2009 and delivering heavy, rhythmically driven compositions for over fifteen years. Their Japanese-named project pairs groove metal's crushing weight with death metal's aggression.
Veteran Czech grindcore band from Rosice, active since 1999 and delivering decades of punishing, blast-beat-driven extremity. Their longevity in the Czech grindcore underground speaks to an unwavering commitment to the genre's most abrasive impulses.
Slam/brutal death metal and grindcore band from Vantaa, active since 2012 and delivering the most extreme, deliberately offensive sonic violence in the Finnish underground. Their provocative name matches their commitment to pushing boundaries of heaviness.
Death metal band from Vigo in Galicia, active since 2015 and delivering brutal extremity from Spain's northwestern Atlantic coast. Their Spanish name meaning "cradle of hate" captures the seething aggression at the core of their sound.
Part of the Gothenburg school's homeland, this act channels black metal with a focus on icy tremolo lines cascading over relentless percussion. Formed in 2023, based in Uppsala, their sound honors the second wave while forging its own path.
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