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Irrational Pull (Deluxe) (2020)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Technical progressive metal solo project from San Antonio.
Ronces is an atmospheric black metal project from France, active since 2013. Named after the French word for 'brambles,' the project channels nature-inspired atmospheric black metal.
Sludge/post-metal band from Oslo, Norway, active since 2014. Their approach blends sludge metal's crushing heaviness with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness from the Norwegian capital.
Ronja is a stoner metal/rock band from Aalborg in northern Jutland, Denmark, formed in 2021. The band delivers heavy, fuzz-drenched stoner metal from Denmark's fourth-largest city.
Raw black metal project from Mikhaylovsk, Russia, active since 2017. Their forest-themed name accompanies lo-fi black metal from the Stavropol region.
Huntington, West Virginia's Rookscare have been bending psychedelic sludge metal into strange shapes since 2016. The band laces their crushing, feedback-heavy foundation with hallucinatory textures that make the heaviness feel disorienting rather than just punishing — heavy music that puts you somewhere else.
Rooky is a neoclassical progressive metal and rock project from Berlin, Germany, active since 2013. The project blends classical virtuosity with progressive metal complexity from the German capital.
Room is a thrash/groove metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 1990. Over three decades of thrash make them one of the longest-running metal acts in the Spanish capital.
Donetsk metalcore and groove metal act formed in 2019, delivering aggressive breakdowns and rhythmic heaviness from eastern Ukraine. Their modern approach channels the physical impact of both traditions.
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