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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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Austin doom/stoner metal. Massive fuzz-drenched riffs.
Geneva-based death/black metal act forged in 2020, merging the rhythmic precision of death metal with the tonal hostility of black metal. Switzerland's French-speaking underground has long punched above its weight in extreme metal, and this project continues that tradition.
Symphonic/black metal band from Hyvinkää, Finland, with roots dating to 1999. Over two decades they have blended orchestral grandeur with the ferocity of Finnish black metal.
Features Imprecation's Danny Hiller on guitar. 'Summary Execution at Dawn' (2019) on Dark Descent is 34 minutes of pure savagery.
Oath of Persistence work in the space where death and thrash collide, building their catalog around Lovecraftian and dystopian themes that run through releases including the demo Deadly Tentacles of Summoning, the album The Myths, and the 2023 EP Arrival. The three-track Arrival tightens their attack into focused bursts, with tracks like "Fear of the Unknown" and "Queen of the Swarm" showcasing the band's appetite for cosmic dread wrapped in grinding riff work.
Belgian black metal project from Brussels, formed in 2021 and channeling raw hostility. Their name fuses concepts of oath and protection, signaling the guarded, ritualistic character of their black metal.
Bridgeport's Oath to Order merge the sledgehammer breakdowns of deathcore with genuine death metal menace, forging a sound that's as heavy as it is precise. Their metalcore instincts keep the songs tight even when the brutality threatens to swallow everything whole.
Black metal project from Kuopio, Finland, active since 2018. The project channels cold, hostile black metal from the heart of Finland's eastern lakeland.
Joensuu death metal/crust punk act from eastern Finland, active since 2014. Their surgical name pairs well with the clinical precision they bring to a style that merges death metal's technicality with crust's raw fury.
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