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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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The Powerless Rise (2010)
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OSI (Office of Strategic Influence) was an American progressive rock and metal project formed in 2002 by Fates Warning guitarist Jim Matheos and ex-Dream Theater keyboardist Kevin Moore, who described their aim as bridging progressive metal and electronica — two genres he called 'almost natural enemies.' The project released four studio albums — Office of Strategic Influence (2003), Free (2006), Blood (2009), and Fire Make Thunder (2012, Metal Blade Records) — featuring rotating contributors including Mike Portnoy and Gavin Harrison on drums. OSI operated largely as a remote studio collaboration, with members tracking material independently before coming together for final assembly.
Sunderland's Osiah has established themselves as one of the UK's most technically accomplished deathcore and death metal acts, combining devastating breakdowns with technical guitar work and blast-beat intensity. Their precise, modern production showcases a level of polish unusual in the UK extreme underground.
Italian metal band from Putignano near Bari in Puglia, active since 2006 and evolving from heavy/thrash metal origins into gothic and nu-metal territory. Their stylistic journey reflects two decades of creative exploration.
Tampere heavy metal act formed in 2020, working in the classic tradition from Finland's industrial heartland. Named after a NASA asteroid mission, their approach to traditional metal carries a sense of scope beyond the genre's earthbound roots.
Fort Lauderdale's Osiris Rising bring an atmospheric weight to traditional heavy metal, drawing on mythological grandeur to color their dense, reverb-soaked sound. Formed in 2025, they're one of Florida's newest acts staking a claim in the atmospheric end of the genre.
Drammen black/death metal act formed in 2026, among the newest extreme metal projects emerging from the greater Oslo region. Their early output channels the ferocity expected of Norwegian extreme metal's next generation.
Raw black metal project from Kraków, Poland, formed in 2025. The project channels lo-fi, abrasive black metal from Poland's cultural capital.
German black metal band from Berlin, active since 2006 and named after the Wild Hunt of Norse mythology. Their two decades of commitment channel the furious, ghostly ride of Odin's spectral army through Berlin black metal.
Moscow depressive black metal project formed in 2024, among the newest entries in Russia's substantial DSBM scene. Named after a historical smallpox epidemic, their work channels disease-era despair through modern depressive black metal.
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