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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Underground to the core, this black metal, death metal, and progressive metal act from Budapest traffics in technical virtuosity in service of expansive, cinematic narratives. The results are heavier and more inventive than the genre tag might suggest.
Heavy/speed metal band from Bardos in the Basque region of France, active since 2013 and delivering riff-driven, high-velocity metal. Their decade-plus of French speed metal carries the fierce spirit of the Basque borderlands.
Hard-hitting Gothic Metal with Punk influences from Dallas.
The Romanian city of Brașov serves as headquarters for this death metal and thrash metal operation, whose arsenal includes suffocating heaviness anchored by rumbling low-end. Each release doubles down on cavernous production and churning tremolo work.
Thrash 'n' roll and heavy metal band from Genoa, active since 2014 and merging thrash metal's aggressive riffing with the swagger of rock and roll. Their sound delivers high-energy metal with a groove-laden, good-time attitude.
Laying down tracks since 2023, this Sopron Thrash Metal outfit delivers crossover-tinged fury with punk's directness and metal's complexity. Their place within Hungary's underappreciated metal tradition speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Wielding heavy metal as their weapon, this Swedish outfit from Stockholm has been refining their craft since 2018. Their sound hinges on classic metal thunder with a modern edge, delivered with steely determination.
Crafting their sound since 2017, this Varese Groove Metal and Thrash Metal outfit delivers breakneck tempos and razor-sharp riff attacks. Their place within Italy's underrated but thriving metal community speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
New York's Killerwatts charge through thrash and heavy metal with an electrified aggression that suits the name, formed in 2012 and built around the genre's fundamental pleasures: velocity, volume, and riffs that don't let up.
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