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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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Symphonic metal project from Dusseldorf, formed in 2024 and combining orchestral grandeur with heavy metal power. Their compositions pair sweeping arrangements with powerful vocal performances in the symphonic metal tradition.
Kataphero is a melodic death metal band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, active since 2009, whose sound blends doom and black metal atmospheres with somber, introspective melodies. Their discography spans four albums: Life (2012), From Dust (2015), Veil of Illusions (2022), and From the Science of the Black Earth (2025), showing sustained creative output over more than a decade. The band's current lineup centers on brothers Paulo Henrique Santiago (vocals, guitar) and João Felipe Santiago (bass), alongside guitarist David Cantidio and drummer Rafael Borges.
Death metal band from Mulheim an der Ruhr, active since 2015 and named after the heavily armored Byzantine cavalry. Their punishing sound reflects the industrial weight of the Ruhr Valley's extreme metal scene.
Death metal band from Steinfurt in Westphalia, active since 2008 and delivering nearly two decades of brutal, no-compromise extreme metal. Their long tenure in the German death metal underground marks them as veterans of the scene.
Innsbruck death metal band active since 2008, delivering technically precise brutality influenced by both old-school and modern death metal. Their output reflects the small but dedicated extreme metal underground of the Tyrolean capital.
Melodic death and thrash metal band from Basel, Switzerland, formed in 2014 and forging sharp, riff-driven compositions that balance technical precision with aggressive momentum. Their sound draws from the Scandinavian melodeath tradition filtered through a Swiss thrash lens.
Värnamo's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this death metal unit is among them — wielding technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality. Their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.
Metalcore band from Vitoria-Gasteiz, capital of the Basque Country, formed in 2016 and delivering breakdown-driven aggression. Their sound represents the heavier end of the Basque modern metal scene.
Arad-based death metal and melodic death metal act, active since 2024 delivering technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality. Rooted in a scene steeped in the folklore of Transylvania, their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.
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