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Proof (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Serbian blackened glam and goth metal band from Kragujevac who seek to return the old school spirit of metal to modern times. They released their debut EP Prodaja Grobnih Mesta in 2023, blending dark atmospheric elements with vintage heavy metal aesthetics.
Black metal band from Bristol, England, formed in 2014, channeling raw black metal fury from the West Country. They are part of Bristol's thriving extreme metal community.
Death metal band from Scheveningen, Netherlands, active since 2003, named after the bacterial infection. Over two decades they have delivered infectious death metal from the North Sea coast.
Experimental black metal project from Germany, active since 1999, pushing the boundaries of black metal with avant-garde and experimental elements. Their long career speaks to a dedication to unconventional sonic exploration.
Sludge metal band from Plock, Poland, formed in 2014, delivering crushing sludge from central Poland's Masovian region. Over a decade of heavy, slow-burning riffs mark their dedication.
Metalcore and melodic death metal band from Bolzano, Italy, formed in 2020, blending Scandinavian melodic death metal with modern metalcore from the alpine South Tyrol region. They bridge Italian and Germanic metal traditions.
Hard-hitting heavy metal from San Antonio.
Hagen's Pariahlord has been dealing in fuzz-drenched stoner metal since 2020, channeling the Westphalian city's industrial heritage into low-and-slow riff worship. Their doom-adjacent grooves carry the weight of the Ruhr region's steel-town legacy.
Heavy and doom metal band from London, England, formed in 2003, delivering weighty, sermon-like heavy doom from the British capital. Over two decades they have maintained their presence in London's heavy music scene.
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