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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Grindcore and death metal band from Ankara, Turkey, formed in 2015, named after the chemical warfare agent phosgene. A decade of toxic grindcore from the Turkish capital.
Progressive death metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2012, crafting elaborate and ambitious progressive death metal. They are part of Berlin's diverse and adventurous extreme metal community.
Black metal band from Wroclaw, Poland, formed in 2023, whose Greek name means 'light-bearer.' They bring illuminating darkness to the Lower Silesian black metal scene.
Death metal band from Finland, formed in 2023, named after the element that ignites on contact with air. They bring incendiary death metal to the Finnish underground.
Black and post-metal band from Sankt Wendel, Germany, formed in 2019, merging the raw intensity of black metal with the expansive atmospheres of post-metal. They create luminous yet dark sonic landscapes from the Saarland region.
Phrenesy play a no-frills thrash metal rooted in the aggressive German and American traditions — think Kreator's intensity crossed with Anthrax's groove — with flashes of death metal adding extra weight to their attack. Vocalist Wendel Aires fronts the Brasília quintet, whose debut album "The Power Comes from the Beer" gave way to the harder-edged "Fears Apocalypse" in 2022, a record whose title was changed from "Beer Apocalypse" during recording as a response to the pandemic's toll on Brazil.
Progressive death metal band from Lisbon, Portugal, formed in 2022, bringing frenetic energy and progressive ambition to Portuguese death metal. They deliver cerebral extremity from the capital.
Melodic black and doom metal band from Ankara, Turkey, active since 2010, whose Greek name means 'practical wisdom.' Over fifteen years of philosophically informed metal from Ankara.
Phronexis is a thrash metal band from La Paz, Bolivia, originally founded in 2017 as a one-man project by Alvin Phronexis before evolving into a full band. The name is a stylized take on the ancient Greek concept of phronesis — a form of practical wisdom or mindfulness — which informs the band's introspective lyrical direction alongside themes of disease, horror, and death. Signed to The Foul Swamp Productions, they have released two full-lengths, Pestiferous (2020) and Opulence of Metal (2024), establishing themselves as a consistent force in Bolivia's thrash underground.
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