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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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Ferrara crossover/thrash metal act formed in 2019, fusing aggressive riffing with hardcore punk energy from Emilia-Romagna. Their pit-ready approach channels the confrontational spirit of the crossover tradition.
Relentless Black Metal out of Texas.
Routahauta is a death metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2025. Named combining the Finnish words for 'frost' and 'grave,' the project delivers death metal from Finland's third-largest city.
Routakehä is an alternative/thrash/heavy metal band from Laitila in southwestern Finland, formed in 2018. The band blends alternative metal accessibility with thrash and heavy metal from the Finnish countryside.
Routasydän is a melodic black metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2025. Named 'Frost Heart' in Finnish, the project channels melodic black metal from the inland industrial city.
Routaterä is a Finnish black metal project formed in 2025. Named 'Frost Blade' in Finnish, the project represents the newest generation of Finnish black metal.
Route Nine is a progressive metal band from Örebro, Sweden, formed in 2022. The band delivers intricate progressive metal compositions from central Sweden's industrial heartland.
Greek band from Chalcis that evolved from nu-metal origins into stoner metal/rock territory since 2024. Their stylistic transformation reflects a shift toward heavier, riff-centered music.
Rove in the Dark is a black metal project from Novouralsk in Russia's Ural region, founded in 2019. Their albums 'Strakh' (Fear) and 'Skitaniye vo Tme' (Wandering in Darkness) combine mysterious atmospheric passages with brutal vocals and memorable riffs.
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