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A heavy/thrash metal act from Montebelluna in the Treviso province, Mindcrushers has been delivering riff-driven aggression since 2016. The band channels the industrial energy of the Veneto into crushing metal.
Crushing Death Metal from Harlingen.
Minded Fury is a metalcore act from the Flemish town of Zwevegem, active since 2015. The band delivers breakdown-heavy compositions from the West Flanders underground.
A black metal and hardcore act from the northern Croatian city of Varaždin, Bednja has been blending the aggression of black metal with hardcore intensity since 2019. Named after a local river, the band channels the spirit of the Zagorje region.
Mindfak is a groove metal and metalcore act from Wrocław, active since 2010. The band delivers thick, rhythmically charged compositions from Lower Silesia's capital.
Mindfall is a melodic death metal act from Oulu, channeling the icy atmosphere of northern Finland into sweeping melodic passages and aggressive rhythms. Active since 2016, the band builds on the Scandinavian melodeath tradition with a distinctly Finnish sensibility.
Mindfar is a progressive metal band from Italy, formed in 2017. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition and creative depth.
A grindcore band from Bilzen, Limburg, Belgium, active between 1992 and 1995 before the members regrouped under the name Out in the Cold. Their split 7" with Brazilian grinders Rot, released on Grinding Madness in 1993, was among the earliest documents of the Flemish grindcore underground, combining death metal velocity with punk-informed blasting.
A gothic/power metal act from Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia, Mindfield has been crafting emotionally charged compositions since 2009. The band merges the dark romanticism of gothic metal with the melodic ambition of power metal.
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