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Irrational Pull (Deluxe) (2020)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Death metal band from the Lemi/Lappeenranta area of southeastern Finland, active since 2015 with a Finnish name meaning "faceless." Their anonymous, identity-obscuring approach matches the guttural anonymity of their death metal.
Plaistow, New Hampshire's Kataan blend the melodic interplay of Scandinavian black metal with the brutality of death metal, carving out a dense, emotionally charged sound since their 2021 formation.
Technical precision meets melodic depth in the Chantilly, Virginia outfit Katabasis, who have been constructing intricate melodic death metal with a strong ear for arrangement since 2022.
Death/thrash metal band from Rottweil in Baden-Wurttemberg, formed in 2022 and named after the ancient Greek concept of descent into the underworld. Their sound fuses death metal's brutality with thrash's relentless pace.
Lidköping/Skövde's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this black metal unit is among them — wielding venomous shrieks over walls of distortion. The compositions unfold with ritualistic patience and venomous intent.
Doom/gothic metal band from Barcelona, formed in 2015 and blending doom's crushing weight with gothic metal's dark elegance. Their Catalan underground roots inform a sound that balances heaviness with ornate atmospherics.
Black/death metal band from Grevena in northwestern Greece, merging the ferocity of death metal with the atmospheric darkness of Hellenic black metal. Their name, derived from the Greek word for "subterranean," signals their engagement with chthonic mythology and underworld themes.
Georgetown, Kentucky's Kataclyst have spent over a decade sharpening a melodic death metal approach that balances aggression with strong songwriting instincts and guitar-forward hooks.
Thrash metal band from Helsinki, active since 2015 and delivering a decade of high-speed aggression from the Finnish capital. Their catacomb-referencing name evokes the underground energy of their thrash metal.
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