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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Russian black metal project active since 2021, delivering raw and underground black metal. The project maintains a deliberately minimalist presence, letting the music speak through sparse, unadorned recordings.
Heavy metal band from the small Czech town of Luka nad Jihlavou, formed in 2023 and flying the flag of traditional metal in the Vysocina Region. Their sound draws on classic heavy metal's riff-driven power and anthemic structures.
Death metal band from Mainz, Germany, formed in 2023 and bringing brutal, unrelenting aggression to the Rhineland-Palatinate metal scene. Their sound channels classic death metal ferocity through a contemporary production lens.
Laying down tracks since 1995, this Umeå Death Metal outfit delivers labyrinthine song structures built on chromatic riff mazes. Their place within the Gothenburg school's homeland speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Laying down tracks since 2017, this Ankara Black Metal outfit delivers icy tremolo lines cascading over relentless percussion. Their place within Turkey's bridge between Eastern and Western metal traditions speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
The Turkish city of Istanbul serves as headquarters for this heavy metal operation, whose arsenal includes classic metal thunder with a modern edge. The production keeps things raw and honest — no frills, all metal.
Death metal band from Orleans in central France, active since 2012 and delivering over a decade of brutal compositions. Their Turkish-derived name adds a mysterious edge to their French death metal.
Trading in pure metallic intensity, this black metal act from Eskişehir traffics in tremolo-picked fury and blast-beat savagery. Since 2015, they've built a catalog that reflects a scene that fuses Anatolian mystique with Western extremity.
Firmly rooted in death metal, this Turkish actfrom Adana delivers technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality without compromise. They've been at it since 2024, and their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.
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