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A Love To Kill For (2023)
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Obnoxious (2022)
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Death metal band from Zvolen, Slovakia, formed in 2016, delivering death metal from the central Slovak town. They bring over nine years of heaviness to the Pohronie region.
Blackened heavy metal and punk band from Sweden, formed in 2026, combining the darkness of blackened metal with punk's confrontational energy. They represent the newest wave of Swedish crossover.
A German death-grind project since 2014, Plastic Surgery Disaster channels the medical-horror aesthetic of early Carcass through grinding compositions that are as clinical as they are brutal. Their name alone announces a commitment to the genre's most visceral traditions.
Funeral doom and death metal band from Ventimiglia, Italy, formed in 2013, crafting glacially slow and devastating funeral doom from the Italian Riviera. Their scientific name adds cerebral depth to their crushing compositions.
Death metal band from Vasteras, Sweden, formed in 2017, delivering precious-metal-grade death metal from the Malaren Valley. They bring refined extremity to the Swedish underground.
Platinus is a Porto Alegre-based heavy and thrash metal band formed in 2012, drawing their sound from the classic 1980s thrash tradition. Their Demo Psicótica introduced tracks like "Destruindo a Farsa" and "Vida Psicótica," and the band went on to release the conceptual full-length Tensão, which the group has described as their most thematically ambitious work.
Neoclassical power metal band from Nassjo, Sweden, formed in 2016, delivering technically accomplished, classically influenced power metal from the Smaland region. They bring baroque grandeur to Swedish metal.
Platoon, also known as Platoon Thrash War, is a thrash metal band from Manaus with a militaristic lyrical focus on war, conflict, and destruction. Their 2019 album Máquina de Guerra, released through Bigorna Records, delivers eight tracks of old-school thrash aggression including the standout "Casualidades de Guerra," and the band has since appeared on compilations cementing their reputation in the Brazilian underground.
Heavy and power metal band from Brno, Czech Republic, formed in 2014, delivering the twin-guitar harmonies and soaring vocals characteristic of European power metal. They contribute to Brno's active metal community.
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