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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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Southern metal and hardcore band from Guadalajara near Madrid, active since 2012 and channeling American southern metal swagger through a Spanish lens. Their Anne Rice-inspired name adds a gothic literary edge.
Post-metal project from Almeria in southeastern Spain, formed in 2025 and building atmospheric compositions from the sun-scorched desert coast. Their sound channels post-metal's dynamic expansiveness from one of Europe's driest regions.
One of Germany's older black metal projects, formed in 1996 and named after the Dwarven kingdom from Tolkien's legendarium. Their decades-long output represents the pioneering generation of German black metal.
Heavy/progressive metal band from Germany, formed in 2015 and sharing its Tolkien-derived name with the older black metal project. Their sound blends traditional heavy metal's power with progressive complexity and epic scope.
A product of Ukraine's battle-tested metal underground, this Kyiv-based death metal and doom metal act channels punishing grooves interlocked with frenzied tremolo passages. Active since 2008, primal ferocity drives every note of their catalog.
Firmly rooted in black metal, this Swedish actfrom Uddevalla delivers dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice without compromise. They've been at it since 2011, and atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Experimental progressive metal band from Fleurance in southwestern France, formed in 2020 with an alchemical name referencing the art of transmutation. Their unconventional approach transforms metal's raw materials into something genuinely unpredictable.
Denver's Khemmis blend crushing doom with soaring melodic leads and harmonized vocals, carving out a sound that feels both ancient and emotionally immediate. Since forming in 2015, they've become one of the most celebrated doom acts in the American underground.
Houston's Khepera weave progressive ambition through death and thrash metal, drawing on the technical flair of their city's storied extreme metal scene. Their sound rewards patience — dense arrangements that reveal new details on repeated listens.
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