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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/07 @ Gramercy Theatre, New York
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Long Island's Pain of Truth deal in unrelenting New York hardcore that worships at the altar of Madball, Agnostic Front, and Hatebreed. Their punishing beatdown style and pit-ready anthems have made them one of the most respected acts in the modern NYHC revival, delivering no-frills, two-stepping fury with working-class authenticity.
Houston industrial noise/experimental. Dark, abrasive, and deeply unsettling.
Brutal death metal and goregrind band from Szczecin, Poland, active since 1997, making them one of the longest-running extreme metal acts in the Pomeranian region. Nearly three decades of brutality mark them as veterans.
A 2021 Danish thrash-punk crossover project, Pestigor channels the DIY energy of crust punk through a thrash metal framework. Their hybrid approach recalls the glory days of '80s crossover when the boundaries between punk and metal were at their most porous.
Thrash metal band from Ostersund, Sweden, formed in 2017, delivering thrash metal fury from the Jamtland region of northern Sweden. They bring aggressive riffing from above the 63rd parallel.
Industrial metal band from Kokkola, Finland, formed in 2022, merging mechanical industrial textures with heavy metal force from the Ostrobothnian coast. They bring cold, precise industrial aggression to the Finnish metal scene.
Grindcore band from Mariupol, Ukraine, active since 2006, delivering nearly two decades of extreme grindcore from the embattled Azov Sea port city. Their long career speaks to remarkable dedication.
Doom and death metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2006, crafting crushing doom-death steeped in sorrow. Nearly two decades of painful recollection mark them as veterans of the Petersburg underground.
Ruthless Death Metal from Houston.
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