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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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Brussels-based postdoom duo of Jean Pierre Mottin and Twan Landrin, formed in 2024, blending doom metal weight with post-rock atmosphere. Their releases include Solstice and Let the Silence Begin, crafting expansive, heavy soundscapes from a minimal two-piece setup.
Thrash metal band from Busto Arsizio, Italy, formed in 2014, delivering high-voltage thrash metal from the Varese province. Their abbreviated name matches the direct, no-frills energy of their thrash.
Sludge and post-metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2013, named after the mythological Welsh king of the Otherworld. Over a decade of crushing sludge from the northern capital.
Death metal band from Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands, formed in 2017, named after the medical condition of pus in a joint cavity. They deliver infectiously heavy death metal from the South Holland region.
Groove metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2015, delivering heavy, rhythmically driven groove metal from the Catalan capital. They bring crushing, head-nodding riffs to the Barcelona metal scene.
Melodic thrash metal band from North Brabant, Netherlands, formed in 2016, named after the mythological sculptor who fell in love with his own creation. They craft melodic thrash metal with artistic precision.
Thrash metal and noise band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2022, merging the speed of thrash with experimental noise elements. Their unconventional approach adds chaotic texture to their thrash foundation.
A groove metal outfit from Oak Hill, West Virginia, Pynacle brings a hard rock sensibility to heavy riffing, threading accessible hooks through down-tuned, rhythmically driven metal that sits at the muscular intersection of groove and classic hard rock.
Pyny is a Mexican black metal comedy project, also known as The Pyny Collective, formed in 2019. The band plays black metal and a wide variety of other styles with an emphasis on parody and absurdist humor. Notable releases include the full-length "Meet Pyny!" (2020) and "PynyOne" (2021).
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