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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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A product of Scandinavia's melodic death metal epicenter, this Piteå-based black metal and raw black metal act channels raw, lo-fi aggression channeled through kvlt aesthetics. Active since 2023, lo-fi authenticity lends their recordings a genuinely oppressive character.
Groove/southern metal band from the Lahr/Offenburg area of Baden-Wurttemberg, active since 2014 and channeling American southern metal swagger through a German lens. Their thick, bluesy riffs carry the weight of both traditions.
Savannah, Georgia's Kylesa carved a singular niche in heavy music by layering sludge metal's crushing weight with psychedelic textures and dual-drummer propulsion. Albums like 'Spiral Shadow' and 'Static Tensions' showcased their ability to balance punishing riffs with hypnotic, swirling atmospheres. Though largely inactive since 2017, Kylesa's catalog remains a benchmark for adventurous, genre-blurring heavy music.
On the warpath since 2014, this Jászság Folk Metal and Viking Metal outfit delivers traditional folk melodies woven into heavy metal frameworks. Their place within Hungary's underappreciated metal tradition speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Atmospheric/funeral doom metal project from Tampere, formed in 2022 with a Finnish name meaning "into the coldness." Their glacially slow compositions channel the numbing, frozen weight of Finnish winter through doom metal's most extreme form.
Symphonic/folk/melodic death metal and metalcore band from Barcelona, active since 2012 and weaving an ambitious tapestry of four distinct metal subgenres. Their Finnish name meaning "cold" signals Nordic influence filtered through Catalan artistry.
French one-man melodic black metal project from Paris, active since 2017, blending black metal with melodic death metal in an instrumental format. The 2017 LP Compendium of Agonies marked a shift toward more continuous, flowing compositions with a wider palette of sonorities, all written, performed, and produced solo.
Heavy metal band from Avila, formed in 2022 and delivering classic, riff-driven metal from behind the medieval walls of one of Spain's most atmospheric cities. Their electricity-referencing name matches the high-voltage energy of their sound.
Six-piece melodic death metal band from Besançon, France, formed in 2024, infusing their sound with folk and black metal elements to tell legends of the Franche-Comté region. Their debut album Mythes et Légendes de la Comté, recorded at Disvlar Studio, weaves regional folklore into a tapestry of melodic extremity.
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