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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/death metal project with roots in Germany and later based in Tampa, Florida, active since 2015 and bridging European and American extreme metal traditions. Their transatlantic approach draws from both continents' distinct approaches to black and death metal.
Los Angeles raw black metal act Kavaldra strip the genre back to its most caustic, unpolished essentials, harnessing deliberate lo-fi abrasion and atmosphere in equal measure since 2020.
Santa Cruz, California's Kavalkade marry melodic death metal's lead-driven drama to metalcore's rhythmic punch, carving out a sound with both melodic ambition and heavy impact since their 2022 formation.
The Swedish city of Gothenburg serves as headquarters for this black metal and raw black metal operation, whose arsenal includes corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.
San Diego's Kavana hit the ground running in 2025 with a thrash-forward attack shot through with groove metal's rhythmic swagger — heavy, propulsive, and clearly built for the stage.
Sludge/doom metal band from the Baltic port city of Greifswald in northeastern Germany, formed in 2016 and delivering heavy, slow-burning compositions. Their sound carries the bleak, windswept atmosphere of the Mecklenburg coast.
Death metal/crust punk band from Ulm in Baden-Wurttemberg, formed in 2025 and fusing death metal's guttural intensity with crust's raw, D-beat-driven energy. Their crossover approach channels punk's immediacy through extreme metal's heaviness.
Kavla is a heavy metal and hard rock band from São Paulo, Brazil, with origins dating to 1992. The band released the album Dream or Reality in 1995 and returned after a hiatus with Surreal in 2008, building a catalog rooted in melodic traditional heavy metal. Their current lineup features Thiago Cicilini on vocals, Sandro Silva and Fábio Silva on guitars, Carlos Ceroni on keyboards, Marcelo Eiger on bass, and Nina Pará on drums.
Part of the island that birthed Sólstafir and Misthyrming, this act channels stoner metal with a focus on fuzz-drenched riffs and hypnotic, groove-laden repetition. Formed in 2025, based in Reykjavík, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
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