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Let You Go (2024)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Halo (2017)
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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).
Houston's Pyosisified traffics in the most putrid end of goregrind, delivering blasts of visceral, medically themed carnage rooted in the city's long tradition of extreme underground brutality since forming in 2020.
A death metal project out of Olympia, Washington, Pype formed in 2024 and brings a raw, underground edge to the Pacific Northwest scene, channeling straightforward aggression and morbid atmosphere through a distinctly DIY lens.
Progressive melodic death metal band from Falun, Sweden, active since 2015 and combining the technical precision of progressive metal with the dual-guitar harmonies of Scandinavian melodic death metal. Their output channels the rich musical heritage of Sweden's Dalarna mining region.
Progressive metal band from Strasbourg, France, formed in 2014, crafting ambitious progressive metal from the Alsatian capital. They bring technical sophistication to the Franco-German border region's metal scene.
Named after the iconic Silent Hill antagonist, Berlin's Pyramid Head has been crafting stoner and groove metal since 2008. Their video-game horror inspiration translates into riffs as heavy and oppressive as their namesake's relentless pursuit.
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