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Irrational Pull (Deluxe) (2020)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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Featured Death Metal Album
The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Melodic thrash metal band from Porto, Portugal, active since 2012. Their approach delivers melody-infused thrash from Portugal's northern capital.
Razers is a heavy metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2025. The band represents the newest wave of traditional heavy metal emerging from the Catalan capital.
Thrash metal band from Sinalunga in Tuscany's Siena province, active since 2017. Their approach delivers classic thrash from the Tuscan countryside.
Depressive black metal project from Kirov, Russia, active since 2017. Their Russian name channels the nihilistic anguish of depressive black metal from the Vyatka region.
Death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, active since 2012. Their approach delivers death metal from the Polish capital.
Razor Attack is a power metal band from Linköping, Sweden, formed in 2019. The band channels the melodic and anthemic traditions of European power metal from the heart of Östergötland.
Razor Butchers is a thrash/death metal band from Thionville in the Moselle department of northeastern France, formed in 2020. The band delivers aggressive death-thrash from the Lorraine region near the Luxembourg border.
Razor Instead of Tongue is a thrash metal and crossover band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2025 as one of the city's newest extreme metal acts. The band channels the aggressive energy of classic thrash with punk-infused crossover attack.
Razor's Edge is a melodic heavy metal and hard rock band from Neunkirchen in the Saarland region of Germany, active since 2011. The band delivers hook-driven melodic metal from Germany's smallest state.
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