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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Sludge metal band from Wurzburg, Germany, formed in 2015, self-described as a winterdoom band dealing in extreme darkness and witching metal. Connected to the influential project Omega Massif, they have released albums including Into Dark Science and Her Cold Materials.
Phantom Witch is a thrash metal band from Salinas, California, founded in 2012 by drummer Q Minor and taking their current name after guitarist Travis Ochoa joined in 2017. The band's self-titled album appeared in 2018, with subsequent releases including Forced To Worship and Psychogenic Death demonstrating their commitment to a straightforward, riff-driven Bay Area and Los Angeles thrash sound rooted in Slayer, Testament, and Exodus. They remain active in the California metal circuit.
Classically-charged power metal from Dallas.
Doom and stoner metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2014, delivering massive, phantasmal doom and stoner metal. Over a decade of heavy grooves from the Russian capital.
Thrash and speed metal band from Odense, Denmark, formed in 2009, racing through the Danish metal scene with relentless velocity. They are a veteran act in the Danish thrash and speed metal underground.
Heavy and power metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2013, channeling the ancient grandeur of Egypt through epic heavy and power metal. They deliver commanding, riff-driven metal from the German capital.
Metalcore band from Apeldoorn, Netherlands, formed in 2016, whose Greek-derived name means both medicine and poison. They deliver potent metalcore from the Gelderland region.
Death metal band from Sweden, formed in 2026, whose name references ghostly apparitions. They represent the absolute newest wave of Swedish death metal.
Raw and atmospheric black metal band from Norway, formed in 2024, blending the rawness of lo-fi black metal with atmospheric immersion. They represent the newest chapter in Norway's storied black metal legacy.
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