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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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Formed in Londrina around 2019–2020, Payout play speed metal with a raw punk-metal crossover energy drawing heavily from Motörhead, Venom, and Tank. Their 2020 debut demo "First Demonstration" introduced the trio's dystopian lyrical bent and a stripped-back, loud-and-fast approach that keeps the spirit of the original speed metal wave intact.
Epic and melodic black metal band from Lulec, Czech Republic, formed in 2021, releasing their debut album Poupe through Slovak Metal Army and Immortal Souls Productions. Their eight-track record features compositions ranging from atmospheric passages to fierce black metal in the Czech language.
Peace Control channel raw, politically charged hardcore punk with a confrontational energy that recalls the urgency of early D.C. and West Coast punk scenes. Their aggressive, no-frills approach strips hardcore down to its most essential elements: furious tempos, barked vocals, and riffs that hit with immediate, visceral impact.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Wolfsburg, Germany, formed in 2015, blending melodic heavy metal with hard rock grooves. Their ironic name belies the hard-hitting nature of their Volkswagen-city metal.
California's Peacepipe deals in the slow and heavy currency of stoner doom — hazy, fuzz-drenched riffs that drag like tar through desert heat.
Operating from the Essen-Bottrop corridor since 2011, Phobiatic brings surgical technical death metal precision to the Ruhr Valley's extreme scene. Their dual-city base in Germany's industrial core fuels a mechanistic approach to the genre's most demanding configurations.
Heavy metal band from Edane, Sweden, formed in 2016, delivering gleaming heavy metal from the Varmland region. They bring polished traditional metal to the Swedish scene.
Doom, industrial, and sludge metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2017, combining the crushing weight of doom with industrial textures and sludge heaviness. They bring working-class extremity to the Gothenburg underground.
Death metal and grindcore band from Toulouse, France, formed in 2022, whose name simply means 'skin' in French. They deliver raw, stripped-down extremity from the Pink City.
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