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Undercover Scumbag (2018)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Featured Black Metal Album
Of Stone, Wind, & Pillor (Remastered) (2021)
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Drone/doom/black/death metal project from Dusseldorf, formed in 2020 and pushing extreme metal into its most crushing, hypnotic territory. Their multi-genre approach spans the heaviest and most experimental reaches of metal.
Portland, Oregon's Keys of Solomon bring a progressive lens to black metal, threading complex song structures and shifting dynamics through the genre's foundational darkness since their 2019 formation.
Thrash/death metal band from Madrid, active since 2015 and delivering aggressive, high-speed compositions from Spain's capital. Their eternally-themed name matches the relentless, never-ending fury of their sound.
Thrash/groove metal band from Londonderry, Northern Ireland, active since 2013 and delivering aggressive, riff-heavy metal that fuses thrash speed with groove metal's chunky rhythmic power. Their sound reflects the energy and intensity of Northern Ireland's underground metal scene.
Nijverdal-based heavy metal act, active since 2011 delivering old-school metal worship with genuine fire and conviction. Rooted in a country that punches well above its weight in extreme metal, classic riffs and commanding vocals anchor every track.
Heavy metal band from Kiel on Germany's Baltic coast, formed in 2019 and named after the witch from H.P. Lovecraft's fiction. Their sound channels traditional heavy metal through an occult, literary lens.
Grootebroek's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this heavy metal and thrash metal unit is among them — wielding Bay Area velocity married to Teutonic heaviness. Circle-pit fuel delivered with workmanlike consistency.
Death/thrash/groove metal and metalcore band from Copenhagen, formed in 2018 and delivering a versatile, multi-genre assault. Their direct, action-oriented name captures the immediate, aggressive energy of their sound.
The Russian city of Vladimir serves as headquarters for this progressive metal and thrash metal operation, whose arsenal includes Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
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