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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Operating from the rural Emsland district since 2009, Parity Boot fuses industrial metal's mechanical pulse with electronic experimentation. Their Lower Saxon countryside setting provides an unlikely home for their cold, machine-driven sound.
Heavy metal turned rock band from Odda, Norway, formed in 2023, delivering music from the dramatic fjord landscape of Hardanger. Their evolution from heavy metal to rock reflects a broadening sonic palette.
Parkcrest were a thrash metal band from the Santiago area who formed in 2011 and split up in 2023, recording their material at Lion's Roar Studio in Peñaflor. They released two full-lengths: Hallucinative Minds in 2017 and ...And That Blue Will Turn to Red in 2019, both praised for capturing an authentic 1980s thrash aesthetic without simply recycling riffs.
Byron Bay, Australia's Parkway Drive transformed from a ferocious metalcore band into one of heavy music's biggest global headliners, with Winston McCall's commanding stage presence anchoring their evolution from the breakneck fury of 'Killing with a Smile' to the arena-rock grandeur of 'Ire' and 'Reverence.' Their pyrotechnic-laden live shows at festivals like Wacken have become the stuff of legend, setting a new standard for metalcore production values. Parkway Drive's journey from the Australian underground to stadiums worldwide represents one of the most remarkable ascents in 21st-century heavy music.
Raw black metal and punk band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2019, combining the aggression of raw black metal with punk's stripped-down urgency. Their name means 'fallow land' in Hungarian.
Symphonic black metal band from Linkoping, Sweden, formed in 2019, named after the Greek mountain sacred to Apollo. They layer orchestral grandeur over black metal from the Ostergotland region.
Sludge metal band from Coventry, England, active since 2009, delivering crushing sludge metal from the West Midlands. Their name suggests release from confinement, matching the cathartic weight of their sound.
Folk metal band from Dubnica nad Vahom, Slovakia, active since 2009, weaving Slovak folk traditions into their metal sound for over sixteen years. They are veterans of the Slovak folk metal scene.
Black metal band from Swansea, Wales, formed in 2023, bringing Welsh black metal fury to the South Wales coast. They channel the rugged Welsh landscape through atmospheric black metal.
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