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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
Featured Power Metal Album
No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Scottish death metal and grindcore outfit formed in 2022, bringing brutal extremity from north of the border. Their grinding assault channels the tradition of old-school death metal fused with grindcore's relentless velocity.
Reel Fiction is a heavy metal band originally from Berlin, Germany, that later relocated to Sassari in Sardinia, evolving from heavy metal roots into a crossover/gothic metal sound. The band's geographic shift mirrors their stylistic evolution across genres.
Progressive/groove metal band from Yekaterinburg, Russia, active since 2017. Their approach blends progressive complexity with groove metal's rhythmic drive from the Ural capital.
Refallen is a symphonic power metal band from Pohjanmaa (Ostrobothnia), Finland, formed in 2019. The band delivers orchestral power metal from the western Finnish coastal region.
Technical death metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2007. Nearly two decades of technically demanding death metal from Russia's cultural capital.
Heavy metal band from Serpukhov in the Moscow Oblast, formed in 2020. Their approach delivers traditional heavy metal from the small city south of Moscow.
London-based depressive black metal project whose very name spells 'suffer' in reverse, exploring themes of misanthropy, death, suicide, and self-loathing. Their bleak sonic palette channels the most despondent corners of the black metal spectrum from England's capital.
London-based progressive metal project started in 2009 by Cezary Phil Piekarczyk as a one-man endeavor before expanding into a five-piece playing epic metal and progressive rock. Their 2012 'Uncertainty' EP and 2013 album 'At Peace' showcase ambitious compositions driven by Piekarczyk's singular creative vision.
Reflected is a progressive metal band from Tampere, Finland, active since 2011. The band explores complex song structures and technical musicianship from Finland's inland industrial city.
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