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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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Alkmaar black metal project formed in 2021, an unlikely export from this cheese-market city in North Holland. Their deliberately misspelled name and raw black metal approach signal an allegiance to the underground over accessibility.
Black/doom metal and crust crossover from France's Occitanie region, formed in 2022. Their three-genre approach merges black metal's hostility, doom metal's crushing weight, and crust punk's D-beat aggression.
Aurillac death metal act from the mountainous Auvergne region, formed in 2021. Their remote location in the Massif Central gives their death metal an isolated, insular quality distinct from the Parisian scene.
Belgian death/groove metal band from Liege, merging death metal brutality with groove-driven rhythms since 2019. Their name captures the critical, civilization-questioning themes at the core of their sound.
Milan-based extreme metal band that evolved from death 'n' roll origins into blackened death metal, active since 2018. Their stylistic transformation reflects an increasingly dark and aggressive trajectory.
Strasbourg progressive death metal act formed in 2019, applying progressive structures and compositional ambition to a death metal foundation. Their Alsatian base, straddling French and German culture, informs a style that draws from both nations' extreme metal traditions.
Obsoleto is a Buenos Aires melodic death/metalcore band founded in 2017 by guitarists Ezequiel Zuazo and Patricio Puyo, later joined by vocalist Roberto Wolk and drummer Sebastian Lecoque. The band's English-language lyrics draw on science fiction source material — Terminator, Blade Runner, and Westworld among them — exploring themes of artificial intelligence rebellion against humanity. Their debut album Awakening was released in February 2022.
Bilbao grindcore act formed in 2020, delivering savage brevity from the industrial heart of the Basque Country. Their medically themed approach pairs well with grindcore's tradition of clinical, dissective extremity.
Haarlem speed/thrash metal act formed in 2020, reviving the velocity and aggression of 1980s thrash from a genteel Dutch city known for its Golden Age architecture. The contrast between their refined surroundings and caustic output only adds to their appeal.
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