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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Sludge/doom/post-metal band from Regensburg in Bavaria, active since 2008 and building massive, dynamic compositions over nearly two decades. Their Scandinavian-styled name belies a distinctly Bavarian take on atmospheric heavy music.
Swedish depressive and post-black metal project active since 2017, exploring the emotional boundaries of black metal through atmospheric, introspective compositions. Their approach bridges depressive black metal's raw anguish with post-metal's expansive textures.
Firmly rooted in black metal, this Russian actfrom Moscow delivers dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice without compromise. They've been at it since 2024, and atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Estonian groove metal/metalcore band from Tallinn that evolved from their early groove-heavy approach into melodic metalcore since forming in 2018. Their cold-referencing name fits their Nordic-influenced sound.
Progressive metal/rock band from Lesser Poland, active since 2013 and exploring the expansive territory between progressive rock and metal. Their Polish name meaning "small island" or "grove" suggests a natural, organic approach to progressive music.
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