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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Nathicana is a death/black metal band from London, UK, whose 2014 self-titled debut was produced at Skyhammer Studio and released through Black Bow Records. Their six tracks deliver aggressive black and death metal with titles reflecting themes of violence, darkness, and supernatural menace.
Swedish black metal project launched in 2026, representing the newest generation of Scandinavian extreme metal. Their dark sonic vision channels the raw intensity of the genre's underground traditions.
Nathr is a black/doom/funeral doom metal band from Trondheim, Norway, formed in 2021. They plumb the darkest depths of doom from this central Norwegian city.
Uzhhorod pagan/black metal act launched in 2025, channeling pre-Christian Slavic traditions through extreme metal from the Zakarpattia region. Their approach connects ancient heritage with modern aggression.
Dalarna black metal and drone project formed in 2019, merging the atmospheric intensity of black metal with drone music's hypnotic minimalism. Their unusual fusion creates an immersive, slow-building sonic experience.
Nation is a heavy metal band originating from Genk and later based in Houthalen, Belgium, active since 2009. With over fifteen years of dedication, the band has become a consistent presence in Belgium's Limburg heavy metal scene.
Nation X is a heavy metal band from Berlin, active since 2014. The band brings classic heavy metal power to Germany's capital city.
National Disaster is a thrash metal and crossover band from Lower Saxony, active since 2006. Nearly two decades of moshing fury have made the band a fixture in the northern German thrash and crossover scene.
Mieroszów heavy/thrash metal act formed in 2008, delivering aggressive riffing from the Lower Silesian mountains near the Czech border. Their sustained output from a small border town speaks to metal's universal reach.
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