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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Chicago's Plague of Carcosa draws its name from Robert W. Chambers' mythos and its sound from the intersection of stoner, sludge, and doom — heavy, hazy, and haunted by something that refuses to be named.
Death metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2021, with a demo and a split release to their name. Their cryptic motto 'Man is the warmest place to hide' hints at the horror-influenced darkness of their sound.
Helsinki's Paara has been forging atmospheric black metal since 2012, contributing to the Finnish capital's remarkably diverse extreme metal output. Their sound carries the weight of the boreal landscape that defines Finland's relationship with black metal.
Avant-garde black and death metal project from Velky Osek, Czech Republic, established in 2008, blending experimental noise elements with extreme metal. Their two releases, Taste the Fetus and Make a Wish and Don't Let Them Breathe, showcase a nihilistic and boundary-pushing approach.
Gothic metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2014, crafting dark, atmospheric gothic metal from the Russian capital. Over a decade of gothic darkness from Moscow.
Plague Rages is a grindcore act from São Paulo with a catalog built on anti-fascist politics, social critique, and raw sonic violence across a steady stream of splits and full-lengths. Their 2021 album Hecatombe, released via Grindfather Productions, collects 35 tracks of punishing grind and stands as one of their most substantial statements. The band has maintained a prolific underground presence since forming, including a notable 2007 split with Japanese outfit Unholy Grave on Grindcore Against Reality.
Haunted black'n'roll band from Huy, Belgium, formed in 2018, fusing black metal with crust punk energy. Their lyrics explore old school horror imagery alongside themes of humanity's failures and blindness, as showcased on their 2020 album The Tower.
Tienen's Prowler charted an interesting evolutionary path since 2017, beginning with straightforward thrash metal before incorporating metalcore's breakdowns and melodic sensibility. This stylistic shift reflects a broader trend in Belgian underground metal toward genre hybridization.
Kiel's Plague upon the Ocean brings death metal and deathcore fury to the Baltic coast since 2013. Their maritime Schleswig-Holstein setting informs a name that conjures biblical devastation upon the northern seas.
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