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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Featured Metalcore Album
The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Groove/death metal band from Novelda in Spain's Alicante province, active since 2017 with a prolific output including Seven, Dystopia, and the 2026 concept album Asylum. Their latest work explores madness through an extreme metal lens, described as a narrative where 'The Plague takes control through a poor, tormented soul.'
Melodic death metal band from the Cosenza/Scalea area of Calabria in southern Italy, formed in 2021. Their Orpheus-themed name accompanies melodic death metal from the southern tip of the Italian peninsula.
Bulgarian atmospheric black metal band from Plovdiv, crafting immersive, mythologically-inspired compositions since 2011. Named after the legendary Greek musician, their approach channels ancient mythology through atmospheric blackened intensity.
Greenville, South Carolina's Orpheus Effect bring symphonic folk metal to the American Southeast with genuine orchestral ambition, pairing mythological themes with soaring arrangements that gesture toward European genre landmarks. They stand as one of the more distinctive acts in a region not typically associated with the style.
Peoria, Arizona's Orphium play straight-ahead thrash metal with no frills and no apologies — riff-forward, fast, and anchored in the classic Bay Area and Teutonic traditions that defined the genre's foundational decade. Since 2014 they've kept the flame burning in the Southwest desert.
Black metal project from Yaroslavl, Russia, formed in 2021. The project channels hostile black metal from the ancient Golden Ring city.
Spanish thrash metal/crossover act formed in 2026, among the freshest entries in the Iberian thrash scene. Early material suggests a high-energy fusion of thrash aggression with crossover punk's irreverent attitude.
Motala deathcore act formed in 2025, representing the newer generation of Swedish extreme metal from this Ostergotland lakeside town. Their approach brings deathcore's precision-engineered brutality to a region historically associated with more traditional metal styles.
Reutlingen death metal act from Baden-Wurttemberg, active since 2015. A decade of output from this Swabian city has yielded straightforward, riff-centered death metal without pretense or unnecessary ornamentation.
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