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AntiFragile (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Stoner/doom metal band from Angoulême in southwestern France, active since 2012 and named after the Central Asian desert. Their releases Sable Rouge and a self-titled record channel the slow-burning, riff-heavy weight of doom through a haze of stoner rock fuzz.
Atmospheric black metal project from Berlin, formed in 2022 with a Greek name meaning "dark blue." Their compositions build vast, azure-tinged soundscapes over atmospheric black metal foundations.
Trading in pure metallic intensity, this black metal act from Kharkiv traffics in icy tremolo lines cascading over relentless percussion. Since 2014, they've built a catalog that reflects Ukraine's fierce and unyielding metal community.
Drawing from Istanbul's musical fabric, this Turkish act forges Black Metal built on second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities. Their recordings conjure desolation through sheets of tremolo-picked guitar.
Firmly rooted in black metal, this Turkish actfrom Erzurum delivers venomous shrieks over walls of distortion without compromise. They've been at it since 2020, and the compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
Black metal project from Baden-Wurttemberg, active since 2014 and delivering cold, dark compositions from southwestern Germany. Their name meaning "cold" in an archaic German dialect reflects the frigid essence of their sound.
Athens-based project formed in 2020, evolving from rock origins into symphonic and progressive metal territory. Their sound layers orchestral elements and progressive complexity over a metal foundation, reflecting a compositional ambition that transcends simple genre classification.
Grindcore/crust punk project from Spain, formed in 2023 and delivering brief, punishing bursts of extreme sonic violence. Their cadaverous name signals the rotting, decomposed aesthetic of their grinding assault.
Hamburg black metal project active since 2008, channeling cold northern darkness from Germany's second-largest city. Their name meaning "coldness" in German captures the icy atmosphere of their nearly two decades of output.
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