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Painkiller is an American avant-garde power trio formed in 1991 by composer and alto saxophonist John Zorn, bassist and producer Bill Laswell, and former Napalm Death drummer Mick Harris, creating a radical and largely unprecedented fusion of free jazz improvisation and grindcore extremity. Zorn's convulsive saxophone lines, Laswell's dub-inflected bass grooves, and Harris's blastbeat-driven percussion produced a genuinely confrontational body of work that expanded into ambient and dub territories on later releases. The group reunited in 2024 and released the album Samsara later that year, with Harris performing on electronics rather than drums.
Melodic black metal band from Kalamata, Greece, formed in 2020, bringing melodic black metal from the Peloponnese to the Greek underground. They channel the ancient darkness of their surroundings through atmospheric extremity.
Thrash and death metal band from Lisbon, Portugal, active since 2000, making them one of the longest-running extreme metal acts in the Portuguese capital. A quarter century of pain-struck aggression marks them as true veterans.
Gifhorn's Painted has been keeping traditional heavy metal alive in Lower Saxony since 2011. Their straightforward approach to the genre — strong melodies, driving rhythms, commanding vocals — represents the bedrock upon which German metal was built.
Gothic and doom metal band from Covilha, Portugal, formed in 2010, painting dark sonic landscapes from the Serra da Estrela mountain region. They deliver atmospheric gothic doom from central Portugal.
Groove metal and metalcore band from Kolomna, Russia, formed in 2019, delivering rhythmically driven aggression from the Moscow Oblast. They bring modern metal intensity to the Russian scene.
Atmospheric black metal project from Finland, formed in 2021, crafting immersive and expansive atmospheric black metal. They draw from Finland's vast natural landscapes to create enveloping sonic environments.
Slam and brutal death metal band from Bochum, Germany, formed in 2023, dealing in guttural, crushing extremity within the Ruhr Area metal scene. Their playful name belies the punishing nature of their brutal death metal.
Thrash metal band from Brus, Serbia, formed in 2018, delivering aggressive thrash metal from the rural heartland of central Serbia. They bring headbanging energy to the Serbian underground.
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