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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Athens-based Obscurus Rex plays anthemic heavy metal with a melodic sensibility that draws from the classic European power metal tradition. Their hook-driven compositions and soaring vocal melodies reflect the Greek scene's enduring love affair with traditional metal.
Lisbon black metal project active since 2014, with a Latin name referencing dark moonlight. Their approach channels the nocturnal, mystical side of black metal from Portugal's luminous but shadow-haunted capital.
Cypriot black/death metal act from Nicosia formed in 2022, representing the small but fierce Mediterranean island's extreme metal underground. Their fusion of blackened atmospherics with death metal's rhythmic brutality draws from both Greek and Northern European influences.
Cypriot black metal band from Nicosia, active since 2017 and representing the island's underground extreme scene. Their funeral-themed name channels the mournful, death-focused character of their black metal.
Pietarsaari melodic death metal act active since 2020, hailing from Finland's Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnia coast. Their melodeath draws equally from the Finnish and Swedish traditions of the genre, befitting their bilingual coastal origins.
Bury St. Edmunds outfit Obsesa pounds out groove metal with a raw, DIY intensity rooted in the UK underground. Their riff-centric attack draws from the Pantera and Crowbar school of crushing rhythmic heaviness.
Minneapolis's Obsession tap into heavy metal's classic blueprint — big hooks, driving riffs, and anthemic energy — and deliver it with a Midwestern directness that cuts straight to the bone. Formed in 2019, they're a throwback without ever feeling stuck in the past.
Richmond's Obsessor sit at the grimy intersection of thrash, crossover, and punk, combining the velocity of skateboard-era aggression with the tighter construction of metal riffing. Since 2016, they've been one of Virginia's most reliable purveyors of fast, chaotic, unhinged heaviness.
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