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Death metal and grindcore band from Coburg, Germany, formed in 2007, bringing crude extremity and irreverent energy to the Franconian metal underground. They are a veteran act in the Bavarian grindcore scene.
Sludge, doom, and post-metal band from Falun, Sweden, formed in 2014, delivering crushing, phantom-like heaviness from the Dalarna region. Over a decade of spectral sludge.
Milwaukee's Phantasm conjures death metal from the frozen Midwest, channeling the bleak severity of Wisconsin winters into riffs that lurch and devour.
Washington's Phantasm pursues classic heavy metal with an earnest devotion — big riffs, powerful vocals, and songwriting that trusts the genre's timeless bones.
Hailing from Nutley, New Jersey, Phantasm have been flying the flag for traditional heavy metal with muscular riffs and an unapologetically classic approach to the form.
Phantasma was an atmospheric death metal band from Košice, Slovakia, formed in 1992 and active until 2018. Their debut album Welcome in Heaven (1994) on Metal Age Productions introduced an idiosyncratic approach that incorporated ambient synthesizer textures and unusual samples into death metal structures, earning the band a reputation for bizarrely creative work within the Slovak metal scene. Subsequent albums including Jazz for Jesus, Jahve (1999), Gospel (2002), and Book of Phantasma (2010) continued to push the band's sound in unconventional directions over a twenty-six-year career.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Wloclawek, Poland, formed in 2011, conjuring phantasmagoric visions through aggressive metal from the Kuyavia region. Over a decade of activity marks their dedication.
An Augsburg veteran since 2001, Placid Silence has been crafting melodic heavy metal with hard rock sensibility for over two decades. Their Bavarian Swabian roots run deep, and their longevity makes them a cornerstone of the regional melodic metal scene.
Paris's Pestiferis emerged in 2021 with a black-death metal hybrid that carries the plague-bearing menace of their Latin name. Their French capital base provides access to a thriving network of extreme metal artists and dedicated underground venues.
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