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Irrational Pull (Deluxe) (2020)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Progressive and folk metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2020, weaving Greek folk traditions into progressive metal frameworks. They create a uniquely Hellenic blend of folk and progressive metal.
Paris's Pendrak has been grinding at the intersection of death metal and grindcore since 2015. Their French capital base places them amid one of Europe's most active and diverse extreme metal communities, where grind and death flourish in underground venues.
Passional arrived from Belém's underground in 2023 with a short, prolific burst of doom-soaked death and thrash metal, releasing multiple records in rapid succession including I Cry... Tears of Blood and Sweet Revenge... To Kill You After My Death. Their material orbits crimes of passion, emotional devastation, and the violence that can emerge from betrayal, with extended compositions that sit at the bleaker, slower end of the death-doom spectrum.
Post-black metal band from Tarnow, Poland, formed in 2017, whose French name means 'past.' They craft introspective, atmospheric post-black metal from the Lesser Poland region.
Mutlangen's Phallax has been blending power metal's soaring ambitions with gothic metal's dark atmospherics since 2013. Their small Swabian town origins — once famous for peace protests — now produce a decidedly more aggressive form of expression.
Groove and thrash metal band from London, England, formed in 2021, delivering hard-hitting groove-thrash from the British capital. They bring rhythmic aggression and headbanging energy to the London metal scene.
Progressive and symphonic metal band from Sintra, Portugal, formed in 2013, crafting elaborate compositions from the fairy-tale town near Lisbon. They bring orchestral ambition to the Portuguese metal scene.
Coburg's Phalluskult has been grinding at the intersection of death metal and grindcore since 2007, their provocative name setting the tone for their confrontational approach. Nearly two decades of output from this Upper Franconian outpost have cemented their cult status.
Altoona, Pennsylvania's Pastor Brad channel neoclassical guitar heroism through a progressive and heavy metal framework, where shred technique serves song structure rather than replacing it. Since 2012, the project has been a testament to the enduring appeal of virtuosic heavy music built with genuine compositional intent.
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