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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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Amiens thrash metal act formed in 2019, representing Picardy's contribution to the French thrash revival. Their approach favors the genre's classic speed-and-aggression formula without unnecessary embellishment.
Thrash metal band from Lecco, Italy, active since 2009. Their long-running project delivers thrash from the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy.
Death metal band from Nijmegen, the Netherlands, formed in 2021. Their voodoo-themed name accompanies death metal from the oldest city in the Netherlands.
Kajaani death metal act active since 2016, emerging from one of Finland's most remote cities in the Kainuu region. The harsh northern environment provides a fitting backdrop for their unrelenting death metal.
Thrash metal act from Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands, formed in 2023. Their Atlantic island location makes them one of the more geographically isolated thrash acts in the Spanish-speaking world.
Turku melodic death metal/metalcore act active since 2014, blending Finnish melodeath traditions with modern metalcore energy. Over a decade they have developed a style that honors Finland's melodic death metal legacy while embracing contemporary heaviness.
El Paso black/thrash veterans active since 1992. Named after the Bathory track. Prolific catalog of war-themed filth spanning three decades.
Malmo melodic black/death metal act active since 2014, blending the two styles from southern Sweden's largest city. Their approach draws naturally from the region's deep well of both melodic death metal and black metal traditions.
Heavy metal band from the Lucca/Massa area of Tuscany, Italy, formed in 2025. Named after the fairy king, their approach delivers classic heavy metal from the Tuscan-Ligurian borderlands.
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