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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Luís Kalil is a Brazilian neoclassical heavy metal guitarist born in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, who relocated to Los Angeles to study at the Musicians Institute. He released his debut album Insight in 2015 at age 15, earning international recognition and becoming the first Brazilian guitarist to perform at EMGtv studios. His 2022 single Reverse Strike, featuring Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren, showcased his signature reverse tapping technique and placed him among the prominent names in contemporary shred guitar.
Italian black metal project from Veneto, active since 2017 and channeling northeastern Italian darkness. Their cryptic abbreviation adds mystery to their raw black metal approach.
French black metal project from Dunkirk, newly formed in 2025 and channeling raw intensity from the Channel coast. Their approach brings fresh hostility to the French black metal underground.
Swiss black metal band from Sion formed in 2013, crafting atypical, hypnotic, and spiritually virulent black metal with liturgical overtones. Their album 'Descensus Spiritus' conjures spectral atmospheres through extended compositions that evoke unearthly eminence from the void.
Spanish extreme gothic metal act from Barcelona, formed in 2018 and pushing gothic metal's boundaries through extreme intensity. Their name, meaning 'light in darkness,' reflects the tension between beauty and brutality in their sound.
British black metal band from Guildford, active since 2013 and channeling raw intensity. Their cryptically vowel-stripped name adds an element of mystery to their black metal approach.
Russian progressive/groove metal band from Moscow, blending technical ambition with rhythmic heaviness since 2007. Their cryptic acronym adds mystery to their nearly two decades of progressive groove.
Polish grindcore/death/black metal/noise band from Zabrze, merging multiple extreme styles since 2015. Their vowel-stripped name reflects the abrasive, stripped-down character of their multi-genre noise assault.
British NWOBHM and heavy metal band from Watford with roots back to 1998, carrying the torch of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Their sound channels the classic NWOBHM tradition of twin guitars and anthemic songwriting.
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