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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Featured Groove Metal Album
State Of Unrest (2023)
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Death/groove metal band from Tallinn, active since 2005 and delivering two decades of heavy, rhythmically driven compositions from Estonia. Their long tenure makes them veterans of the Estonian extreme metal scene.
Death/thrash metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2017 and fusing death metal's guttural power with thrash's relentless speed. Their sound contributes to the Finnish capital's diverse extreme metal scene.
Heavy/stoner metal and rock band from Athens, formed in 2021 and blending heavy metal muscle with the fuzzed-out groove of stoner rock. Their sound carries the sun-baked energy of Athens filtered through thick distortion and driving riffs.
Laying down tracks since 2022, this Moscow Black Metal outfit delivers icy tremolo lines cascading over relentless percussion. Their place within Russia's sprawling, uncompromising metal landscape speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Raw black metal project from the UK, active since 2018 and dedicated to the most abrasive, lo-fi end of the black metal spectrum. The project strips the genre down to its most hostile and unpolished essence.
Black metal/crust band from Madrid, active since 2012 and fusing black metal's cold intensity with crust punk's raw, D-beat-driven energy. Their Cambodian-referencing name adds a politically charged dimension to their aggressive sound.
Heavy metal band from Oyeu in the Isere department, formed in 2018 and delivering classic, riff-driven compositions from the French Alps. Their abbreviated name keeps things direct, matching the no-frills energy of their metal.
Asbest, Russia — black metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2001, they deal in raw, lo-fi aggression channeled through kvlt aesthetics. Lo-fi authenticity lends their recordings a genuinely oppressive character.
Active in Oslo since 2014, this Norwegian act forges Black Metal built on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere. Frostbitten riffing and anti-cosmic lyrical themes define their output.
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