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Kalvarius is a melodic and progressive heavy metal band from Manaus, Amazonas, featuring vocalist Mardson Campell, guitarist James Oliveira, drummer Renato Melo, keyboardist Jackes David, and bassist Mykon. The band built a following in the Amazon region and beyond with their debut EP Visão do Rei and were selected for the Oxigênio Compilation among the fifteen greatest independent bands in Brazil. The group's lyrical themes drew from evangelical Christian values, channeling messages of peace and hope through a virtuosic prog metal sound.
Malta — black metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2022, they deal in frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
The Swedish city of Stockholm serves as headquarters for this black metal operation, whose arsenal includes corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.
Łódź's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this black metal, death metal, and experimental unit is among them — wielding venomous shrieks over walls of distortion. The compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
French progressive metal project active since 2011, delivering over a decade of technically accomplished compositions. Their nymph-derived name adds mythological elegance to their ambitious progressive sound.
Phoenix's Kama-Mara have been threading experimental impulses through black and death metal frameworks since 2009, creating music that resists easy categorization. The desert heat of Arizona seems to filter into their unorthodox approach to extremity.
A New York hard rock and heavy metal act active since 2016, Kamakaze draw on the classic voltage of traditional heavy metal while bringing a contemporary edge to well-worn sounds. Unpretentious and loud in equal measure.
Thrash/heavy/alternative metal band from Jyvaskyla, formed in 2017 and blending three distinct styles into an energetic, versatile sound. Their Finnish name meaning "terrible" or "awful" belies the quality of their genre-crossing approach.
Kamala is a thrash metal power trio from Campinas, São Paulo, formed by vocalist and guitarist Raphael Olmos alongside drummer Isabela Moraes and bassist Zé Cantelli. The band blends death and thrash metal riffing with oriental melodies and completed seven European tours, resulting in the live album Live in France (2019), which was widely cited as one of the best Brazilian live metal releases of that year. Their sixth studio album Karma (2023), released through French label M&O Music, further cemented their international profile, and the band was featured in the Diabolus in Musica exposition at the Philharmonie de Paris in 2024.
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