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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Progressive and technical death metal band from Rambouillet, France, formed in 2018, whose provocative name contrasts with the sophistication of their technical compositions. They deliver intricate progressive death metal from the Ile-de-France region.
Thrash metal band from Porto, Portugal, active since 1998, making them one of the longest-running thrash acts in Portugal. Over a quarter century they have remained a pillar of the northern Portuguese metal scene.
Melodic black metal band from Porto Cheli, Greece, formed in 2022, evoking the dark waters of the Argolic Gulf through atmospheric black metal. They bring coastal darkness to the Peloponnese metal scene.
Allendorf's Pitfall has been laying sonic traps with black metal since 2012, operating from the Hessian countryside for over a decade. Their Marburg-Biedenkopf district setting provides the rural solitude that feeds their atmospheric, nature-influenced compositions.
Viking metal band from Lillers, France, formed in 2020, whose Finnish name means 'long journey.' They bring Nordic-themed viking metal to the unlikely setting of northern France.
Progressive post-black metal band from Riga, Latvia, formed in 2020, exploring the depths of progressive composition through a post-black metal lens. They bring adventurous musicianship to the Latvian metal scene.
Accordion-fueled Tex-Mex punk from San Antonio.
Knoxville's Place of Skulls carries forward a classic doom metal tradition with gospel-tinged gravitas, building slow, heavy monuments to mortality and redemption in equal measure.
Place of Warship emerged from Paracatu drawing heavily on the Swedish death metal tradition, with Entombed, Dismember, Bolt Thrower, and Benediction cited as primary influences. The trio of Humberto Costa on vocals and guitar, Daniel Sabino on bass, and Wesley Reis on drums built their sound around the classic HM-2-driven heaviness of Stockholm-style death, with a notable crust and d-beat undercurrent from Discharge and GBH. Their EP Rotting Soul captures the band's devotion to that crusty, abrasive old-school death aesthetic.
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