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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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Ann Arbor, Michigan veterans Kathode have been at it since 1996, blending death metal's brutality with thrash's aggression and occasional blasts of grindcore chaos into a relentlessly punishing whole.
Heavy metal/hard rock band from Seville, formed in 2016 and delivering classic, riff-driven compositions from Andalusia. Their spectral name adds a paranormal mystique to their traditional metal approach.
Heavy metal band from the Krems area of Lower Austria, releasing their initial batch of hard rock and metal tracks in 2010 under a Creative Commons license. Their sound draws on classic heavy metal and hard rock traditions with a no-frills, straightforward energy.
Stoner/drone/doom metal band from Copenhagen, formed in 2016 and named after the Icelandic word for a volcanic eruption. Their sound layers stoner grooves over drone-like foundations with doom metal's crushing heaviness.
Nowa Sarzyna-based black metal and depressive black metal act, active since 2022 delivering dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most formidable metal communities, atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Symphonic metal band from Tampere, active since 2008 and delivering nearly two decades of orchestral-infused metal from Finland's second-largest city. Their polished, accessible sound channels the best of Finnish symphonic metal.
Melodic black metal project from Kouvola, formed in 2022 and channeling southeastern Finland's dark forests into atmospheric compositions. Their Finnish name adds local identity to their melodically rich black metal.
Melodic heavy metal band from Jamsa in central Finland, active since 2014 and delivering a decade of hook-laden, riff-driven compositions. Their Finnish name meaning "gaze" captures the focused intensity of their traditional metal.
Chico, California's Kattattak blur the line between melodic death metal and metalcore, bringing driving rhythms and melodic hooks together with enough extremity to satisfy fans of both worlds since 2016.
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