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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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Black metal band from Paris, active since 2008 and named after the city's famous underground ossuaries. Their subterranean inspiration matches the dark, burial-ground atmosphere of their Parisian black metal.
When Katacumba emerged in 2022 from Coimbra, they brought with them a sound rooted in death metal and thrash metal — all percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
Devotees of death metal and thrash metal, this Dutch outfit from Groningen has been refining their craft since 2022. Their sound hinges on suffocating heaviness anchored by rumbling low-end, delivered with raw determination.
One of Salt Lake City's longest-running metal acts, Katagory V have crafted progressive heavy and power metal since 2001 — ambitious, technically accomplished music with a cinematic, expansive feel.
Named for Maine's highest peak, Suffield, Connecticut's Katahdin have been channeling elemental black metal since 2010 — cold, unadorned, and rooted in the frigid austerity of the genre's second-wave forebears.
A product of Poland's titan-grade death metal scene, this Brodnica-based black metal act channels raw, lo-fi aggression channeled through kvlt aesthetics. Active since 2019, lo-fi authenticity lends their recordings a genuinely oppressive character.
Montreal's Kataklysm have been one of the premier death metal bands in the Canadian extreme metal scene since forming in 1991. Known as 'the northern hyperblast,' the band earned their nickname through the relentless speed and ferocity of albums like 'Shadows & Dust' and 'In the Arms of Devastation.' Vocalist Maurizio Iacono's commanding growls and the band's ability to balance blast-beat savagery with groove-driven hooks have kept them at the forefront of death metal for over three decades.
Swedish black metal project active since 2013, delivering dark, subterranean black metal in the Scandinavian tradition. Their name, referencing underground burial chambers, reflects the cryptic and sepulchral character of their sound.
Stubbornly devoted to the riff, this death metal act from Stockholm traffics in guttural vocals and churning downtuned riffs. Since 2022, they've built a catalog that reflects the Gothenburg school's homeland.
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