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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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The Powerless Rise (2010)
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East Hartford, Connecticut's Under a Serpent Sun draw on the Scandinavian melodic death metal playbook while grounding it in a heavy, American directness since their 2021 formation. The interplay between melody and brutality is their defining quality.
Under Attack is a heavy metal band from Falkenberg on Sweden's west coast, delivering direct and punchy metal since 2019. The project channels heavy metal energy from the Swedish coastline.
Death and groove metal band from Birmingham, England, active since 2012 and forging heavyweight metal from the city that birthed heavy metal itself. Their sound combines death metal's extremity with groove metal's rhythmic heaviness.
Death and thrash metal band from Castellon de la Plana, Spain, active since 2010 with six albums to their name. Their recent albums including White Silence and Devotion were mastered by Dan Swano at Endarker Studios in Sweden, recorded at their local Rocketes Studios.
Melodic death metal band from Graz, Austria, who released their 11-track debut album Origin in October 2012. Their sound balances the aggression of death metal with melodic guitar work, delivering heavy and immersive compositions across 41 minutes of material.
Under Fetid Corpses is a Portuguese goregrind and death metal project from Porto, delivering visceral extremity through their 2015 debut Archives of Carnage. The 13-track release was issued in limited CD and cassette runs, both of which quickly sold through.
Heavy metal band from Bielsko-Biala in southern Poland, active since 2012. Their traditional metal sound channels classic heavy metal from the foothills of the Beskid Mountains.
Sludge metal band from Toulouse, France, painting oppressive sonic landscapes beneath leaden skies since 2020. Their sound channels the weight and texture of sludge metal through slow, crushing compositions.
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