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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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German heavy/power metal band from Goslar trading under the name Lethal Oncoming Wrath since 2015. Their sound channels classic European power and heavy metal through muscular riffs and commanding vocals.
L.S. Dunes is a post-hardcore supergroup featuring Anthony Green of Circa Survive, Frank Iero and Travis Stever from Coheed and Cambria, and Tim Payne of Thursday. Their 2022 debut 'Past Lives' channels the raw urgency of early 2000s post-hardcore with Green's unmistakable vocal intensity soaring over urgent, melodic punk arrangements. The project represents a convergence of some of the most distinctive voices in the scene's history.
Italian speed metal band from Pordenone, delivering high-velocity riffs since 2015. Their provocative three-letter abbreviation belies the straightforward speed metal aggression of their sound.
Progressive/heavy metal band from Varna, Bulgaria, blending intricate arrangements with melodic hooks since 2018. Their releases including 'Into the Mirror Cloud' and 'Limbo' showcase a five-piece lineup exploring the spacious terrain between prog complexity and heavy metal power.
L7 are a Los Angeles rock band whose heavy, catchy collision of punk, metal, noise, and pop helped shape the sound and attitude around grunge before the term hardened into a marketing category. Founded in 1985 by Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner, and later solidified with Jennifer Finch and Dee Plakas, the band came out of the Los Angeles art-punk and underground rock world with a sound that was both blunt and memorable. Albums such as Smell the Magic, Bricks Are Heavy, Hungry for Stink, The Beauty Process, and Scatter the Rats show how L7 could make distortion feel fun, nasty, political, and hooky all at once. They fit accepted scope through punk rock, noise rock, grunge, and metal-adjacent heaviness. Songs such as "Pretend We're Dead," "Shove," "Wargasm," and "Shitlist" carry big riffs and biting lyrics without losing the sense that the band is enjoying the damage. Their Rock for Choice activism also made them an important cultural force beyond records. L7 endure because they sound tougher, funnier, and more direct than many of the scenes they are associated with, turning sarcasm and volume into a durable rock identity.
Atmospheric black metal project from the Basque Country, Spain, crafting regionally rooted sonic landscapes since 2017. Their sound channels the rugged Basque terrain through dense atmospheric black metal compositions.
Italian death/doom metal band from Turin, newly formed in 2025 and merging death metal brutality with doom's crushing pace. Their name, meaning 'the deer,' brings natural imagery to their heavy sound.
La Cienaga is a doom and stoner metal band from Valencia, Venezuela, formed around 2014. Their 2014 self-titled demo introduced a heavy, sludgy sound rooted in slow-grinding riffs and thick low-end, with tracks stretching well beyond five minutes. They followed the demo with the single "Ningun dios" in 2016, maintaining the same crushing, downtuned approach that defines the Latin American doom underground.
Italian thrash metal/grindcore/hardcore band from Tuscany, formed in 2019 and named 'The Brotherhood of Wine.' Their convivial name contrasts with the relentless aggression of their multi-genre extreme metal assault.
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