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Irrational Pull (2020)
Featured Doom Metal Album
Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Featured Metalcore Album
The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Raw black metal project from Jyvaskyla, formed in 2020 with a Finnish name meaning "misery" or "poverty." Their lo-fi, stripped-back approach embodies the destitution suggested by their name.
Black metal project from Kotka on Finland's southern coast, active since 2013 with a name referencing the Sumerian underworld. Their ancient Mesopotamian theme adds mythological depth to their decade-plus of Finnish black metal.
When Kuroi emerged in 2009 from Verona, they brought with them a sound rooted in groove metal — all thick, muscular guitar tone married to body-moving rhythms. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Sheffield duo creating what they call "hypnotic/hallucinogenic heavy metal" since 2014, with a catalog spanning releases like Born of Obsidian, Of Amber and Sand, and a three-way split with Conan and Granule. Their sound fuses doom, sludge, and psychedelia into a trance-inducing wall of heaviness.
Progressive sludge metal/post-hardcore band from Jyvaskyla, active since 2011 and pushing heavy music into ambitious, structurally complex territory. Their Japanese-derived name adds an Eastern cultural dimension to their Finnish progressive sludge.
Samara's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this death metal unit is among them — wielding HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition. Their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.
Black/death metal band from Ourense in inland Galicia, formed in 2019 and named after the catastrophic WWII naval battle. Their extreme metal channels the same devastating power as their historical namesake.
French atmospheric black metal project active since 2017, weaving dense layers of tremolo picking and ethereal ambience into immersive soundscapes. Their approach prioritizes mood and atmosphere over aggression, building vast sonic landscapes from black metal's foundational elements.
Death metal/grindcore project from Germany, active since 2016 with a Japanese name meaning "to torment." Their extreme metal draws inspiration from Asian culture while delivering punishing grindcore and death metal.
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