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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Piscataway, New Jersey's Mr. Grim have been delivering tight, adrenaline-charged thrash and speed metal since 2016, tapping into the frenetic energy that defined the East Coast thrash underground while keeping the attack firmly rooted in classic speed metal.
Mr. Gul is a progressive metal band from Malmö, Sweden, formed in 2002. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
A Florida heavy metal and hard rock act active since 2004, Mr. Hyde draw on the dual-natured character their name evokes — delivering material that shifts between accessible hard rock hooks and heavier, more aggressive metallic edges.
Columbus, Ohio's Mr. Hyde distinguish themselves from their Florida namesake through a progressive and melodic heavy metal approach, incorporating dynamic song structures and layered arrangements that reflect the ambitious side of the Midwest metal underground since 2004.
Mr. Hygh is a sludge/groove metal/hardcore band from Busto Arsizio (Varese), Italy, formed in 2023. They deliver crushing, abrasive sludge metal.
A thrash and stoner metal band from Belgium, formed in 2001, who released the album 'Fikkas' in 2005 before splitting up. The band combined straightforward heavy metal riffing with the harder-edged sensibility of Belgian underground metal from the era.
Mr. Mephisto is a heavy metal/punk band from Rome, Italy, formed in 2019. They deliver classic heavy metal rooted in the genre's timeless traditions.
Psychedelic Stoner Metal / Rock from Houston.
Mr. Scarecrow is a Czech band from Ostrava whose 2012 debut "Change the Channel" blends power metal, death metal, and black metal across nine tracks ranging from two-minute blasts to the nine-minute epic "I've Been to the Mountaintop." The quartet of Radim Korbel, Matěj and Jakub Grunt, and Tomáš Červený later pivoted toward death metal.
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