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AntiFragile (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Featured Stoner Metal Album
Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Finnish black metal project from northern Finland, formed in 2019 with a name referencing the polar night period (kaamos). Their sound channels the months-long Arctic darkness of northern Suomi into atmospheric black metal.
Atmospheric doom metal band from Caen in Normandy, active since 2014 with a Finnish name meaning "polar night depression." Their Nordic-influenced atmospheric doom channels the seasonal darkness of the far north from the coast of the English Channel.
Prague-based thrash metal band formed in 2012, releasing splits and EPs of aggressive, riff-driven Czech thrash with lyrics in both Czech and German. Their energetic output has built a loyal following in the local underground scene.
Smolensk-based atmospheric black metal and black metal act, active since 2018 delivering dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most extreme metal communities, atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Atmospheric post-black metal project from Tampere, formed in 2024 with a Finnish name meaning "raven" or "crow." Their sound builds vast, immersive soundscapes over black metal foundations, drawing from the corvid-haunted forests of central Finland.
Viking/folk metal band from Tampere, formed in 2018 with a Finnish name meaning "raven forest." Their sound weaves Norse and Finnish folk traditions into heavy metal instrumentation, channeling the ancient forests of the Finnish lake district.
Kaasibal was a stoner/sludge/doom metal band from Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, active from 2016 until their split-up in 2021. The band's name derives from the Mayan word for demon or spectre, and their catalog includes the full-length The Void Nightmare (2017).
Active in Arnhem since 2014, this Dutch act forges Death Metal and Grindcore built on weaponized brevity delivering maximum aggression in minimum time. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Melodic death and folk metal band from Geneva, Switzerland, with releases including Echoes of the Past and Follow The Raven. Their sound weaves folk melodies into aggressive death metal frameworks, drawing on European pagan traditions.
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