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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Spanish heavy metal band from Tarragona, forging traditional heavy metal since 2012. Their sound channels the genre's timeless formula of powerful riffs and commanding energy.
Lizard Cult is a sludge/doom metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2023. The band self-produced their debut release "Triptych", a three-track album issued in October 2023, recorded by Otávio Bonazzi at Dissenso Studio and mixed and mastered by Henrique Fonseca at Groove Estúdio. The release was noted in the Doom Charts for March 2023 and positions the band firmly within Brazil's growing heavy underground scene.
Swedish heavy metal band from Vange with remarkable roots stretching back to 1974, making them one of the oldest acts in this entire catalog. Their five decades of heavy metal mark them as true pioneers of the Swedish scene.
Intricate Extreme Progressive Metal from Fort Worth.
British stoner metal/rock band from Bradford, delivering groove-laden, riff-heavy compositions since 2013. Their reptilian name matches the slithering, low-slung groove of their stoner metal sound.
Greek doom/stoner metal and rock band from Volos, delivering hazy, heavy grooves since 2008. Their reptilian name evokes the slow, deliberate character of their doom-laden stoner approach.
Lizzy Borden is a Los Angeles heavy metal band formed in 1983 by vocalist Gregory Charles Harges, who performs and records under the band's name, and drummer Joey Scott. Rooted in the shock rock theatrics of Alice Cooper and Kiss, the band signed to Metal Blade Records in 1984 and released a string of albums through the late 1980s, reaching their commercial peak with Visual Lies (1987). After a prolonged hiatus, Lizzy Borden returned with My Midnight Things (2018), their first album in eleven years, which charted on the Billboard 200.
Swedish band from Gothenburg that blends melodic black metal with post-punk influences, newly formed in 2026. Their name, meaning 'the light' in Swedish, channels the luminous side of Gothenburg's dark musical heritage.
Llankazo is a black/death metal band from Santiago, Chile who released their first demo rehearsal in October 2018 before putting out their self-titled debut full-length in May 2021. Their sound blends black, death, and thrash metal influences within the underground extreme metal tradition of the Chilean capital.
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