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Irrational Pull (Deluxe) (2020)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Zaragoza black/death metal act active since 2014, fusing two of extreme metal's most hostile styles from the Aragonese capital. Over a decade of releases they have established themselves in the Spanish underground.
Cantabrian thrash/death metal act from the Campoo region, active since 2013. Their name -- Spanish for 'opposer' -- captures the confrontational attitude they bring to northern Spain's extreme metal landscape.
Barcelona thrash metal act formed in 2016, channeling classic thrash aggression from the Catalan capital. Their output favors speed and directness over complexity, staying true to the genre's confrontational foundations.
UK project Oppress. channels raw, uncompromising black metal with a minimalist approach that strips the genre to its most essential elements. Their stark, lo-fi aesthetic prioritizes atmosphere and hostility over production value.
Death/thrash metal band with doom influences from Vantaa, Finland, active since 2014. Their triple-genre approach combines death metal's ferocity, thrash's velocity, and doom's crushing weight.
German technical death metal band from Dortmund, formed in 2023 and pushing death metal's technical boundaries. Their name signals the precision-focused, tyranny-opposing character of their tech-death approach.
Portland, Oregon's Oppressive Descent craft black metal that suits the Pacific Northwest's perpetual overcast — dissonant, ominous, and dense with atmosphere. Since 2016 they've built a reputation in Portland's underground for uncompromising darkness.
Punishing Brutal Death Metal / Grindcore from San Antonio.
Oppressus is a thrash metal band from Neiva, Huila, Colombia, formed in 2011. Their debut full-length "Humanidad in Vitro" was released in 2017, with lyrics addressing social and political nonconformity, war, death, and destruction. The band remains active as an independent act on the Colombian underground metal scene.
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