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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Featured Metalcore Album
The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Melodic heavy metal band from Wilhelmshaven, Germany, drawing from NWOBHM traditions with hooks, groovy power metal elements, and Iron Maiden-inspired arrangements. Their catalog includes releases like The Guardian's Call, Fallen Kingdom, and Last Man Standing, delivering classic metal with modern energy.
Auburn, Washington's Unchosen are a newer progressive metal outfit, formed in 2023, bringing a technically oriented approach to the Pacific Northwest scene. Still in their early stages, they show promise for fans of forward-thinking, riff-focused heavy music.
Melodic heavy metal and hard rock band from Vigo, Galicia, emerging in 2023 with a sound rooted in classic metal songwriting and hook-laden melodies. Their approach bridges the accessibility of hard rock with the power and precision of traditional heavy metal.
Black metal and grindcore hybrid from Liverpool, England, active since 2013. Their unconventional combination of black metal's atmospheric darkness with grindcore's blasting brevity creates a distinctive extreme metal voice from Merseyside.
Death and doom metal band from Durham in northeast England, active since 2013 with releases including Ceremonies of Morbidity and Ritual Death and Funeral Rites. Their funeral-themed death-doom channels the genre's morbid fascination with mortality and decay.
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Industrial brutal death metal and grindcore project from Catalonia, Spain, pushing the boundaries of extremity since 2022. Their name itself signals the beyond-measure brutality of their fusion of industrial, death metal, and grindcore elements.
Unconquered is a Swedish black/death metal project formed in 2026, representing the newest wave of Scandinavian extreme metal. The project channels black and death metal aggression through a fresh lens.
Thrash/death metal band formed in São Paulo in 2005, later relocating to Brooklyn, New York. The lineup of Frederico Carneiro (vocals), Patrick Caracas and Kiko Freiberg (guitars), Fadel Dabien (bass), and Daniel Freiberg (drums) released the EP Mind's Corner in 2012, followed by the full-length Shooting at the Moon in December 2014 and the album Let it Rain in September 2016.
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