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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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Thrash metal band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, active since 2009, delivering over sixteen years of relentless thrash metal from the Slovenian capital. They are a pillar of the Ljubljana metal scene.
Pankar are a stoner/sludge metal band from Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile, formed in 2014 and active as an independent act. Their lyrical themes draw on Mapuche philosophy and the cultural resistance of indigenous peoples, setting them apart from more conventional stoner rock subject matter.
Herford's Pankration has been melding melodic death metal with thrash and groove elements since 2013, named after the ancient Greek combat sport. Their Westphalian base in the East Westphalia-Lippe region provides a launching pad for their technically assured, multi-genre assault.
Pannaural is a Buenos Aires-based project blending sludge metal, hardcore, grindcore, and math metal into a dense, eclectic sound. Their 2017 debut album Monocroma, composed and recorded at home between January and October 2017 and handled entirely by Mace Mazek, drew comparisons to Cult of Luna filtered through a grindcore lens.
Progressive thrash metal band from Novi Sad, Serbia, formed in 2024, combining progressive complexity with thrash metal aggression. They bring fresh, ambitious metal to the Vojvodina capital.
Gothic and death metal band from Kazan, Russia, active since 2007, blending dark gothic atmospheres with death metal heaviness from the Tatar capital. Nearly two decades of atmospheric metal mark their dedication.
Power and thrash metal band from Slatina, Croatia, formed in 2003, named after the Pannonian cultural syndrome. They bring over two decades of energetic power-thrash to the Croatian metal scene.
Death metal band from Nizhny Tagil, Russia, formed in 2015, delivering surveillance-themed death metal from the Ural industrial city. They bring over a decade of crushing metal to the Russian underground.
Hranice-based Panoptiko has been blending Czech folk traditions with heavy metal and hard rock since 2008. Their use of regional musical motifs alongside crunchy riffs reflects the Moravian border region's rich cultural heritage filtered through a metal lens.
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