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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Technical and avant-garde death metal band from Tilburg, the Netherlands, active since 2017. Their sound pushes death metal's boundaries through unconventional structures and dissonant complexity.
Technical death metal band from Carhaix-Plouguer in Brittany, France, whose 2018 debut EP delivers four tracks of cosmic-themed technical extremity across 16 minutes. Their remote Breton location and space-oriented themes create an unusual combination within French extreme metal.
Ultar is a five-piece post-black metal ensemble from Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, self-described as sonic alchemists blending black metal, post-metal, and shoegaze into dramatic, emotionally intense compositions. Their albums Kadath and At the Gates of Dusk draw atmospheric power from the howling woods and red mountains surrounding their remote hometown.
Death metal band from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, active since 2007 with nearly two decades of experience. Their long tenure in the Dutch death metal underground has established them as a consistent presence in the scene.
Technical death metal band from Kajaani in central Finland, active since 2021 and delivering precision-driven extremity. Their sound combines the clinical technicality of modern death metal with the ferocity expected from Finnish extreme music.
Cologne-based black metal band described as forever settled in a world dead with darkness and alive with light, active since 2015 with a substantial catalog of albums and splits. Their releases including Pain Cleanses Every Doubt, Converging Sins, and Belong have established them as a significant force in the German black metal underground.
Black metal and ambient project from Stalowa Wola in southeastern Poland, named after the Lovecraftian entity, active since 2016. Their dual approach bridges black metal's intensity with ambient's meditative darkness.
Melodic death metal band from Finland, active since 2021, channeling the Scandinavian melodeath tradition. Their sound reflects the Finnish approach to melodic death metal, balancing aggression with memorable melodic guitar work.
Black metal project from Alicante on Spain's Mediterranean coast, active since 2019 and bringing Iberian darkness to the genre. Their sound channels black metal's cold fury from an unexpected sun-drenched locale.
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