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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Progressive death metal band from Madrid, Spain, exploring expansive sonic territories since 2018 with releases including the album The Rift. Their sound pushes progressive death metal's boundaries through dynamic compositions that balance aggression with atmospheric depth.
Undesirable is a thrash/death metal band from Velky Krtis, Slovakia, active since 2010 and delivering aggressive extreme metal from the southern Slovak countryside. The band channels raw thrash and death metal energy from one of Central Europe's smaller metal scenes.
One-man sludge/drone/funeral doom project from Brasília, with all instruments performed and recorded by Maurício Caio, who also operates the bands Absent, Burial Temple, and Kurgan. The project released the pandemic-era compilation Deep Ecology on July 25, 2022, followed by the four-track EP Paradise Long Gone in 2025; lyrical themes focus on geological and ecological catastrophe rather than human experience.
Doom metal outfit from the small German town of Hadamar, channeling slow, crushing heaviness since 2015. Their sound dwells in the low-end frequencies and deliberate pacing that define traditional doom metal's oppressive weight.
Melodic death metal and metalcore hybrid from the Mannheim-Weinheim region of Germany, fusing Scandinavian-influenced melodeath with the breakdowns and energy of metalcore since 2018. Their dual-genre approach delivers both the harmonic depth of melodic death metal and metalcore's visceral punch.
Black and death metal act from Barcelona, Spain, emerging in 2022 with a sound that fuses the cold atmospheres of black metal with death metal's crushing weight. Their Catalan capital origins place them within one of Spain's most active extreme metal communities.
Undoer is a black metal band from Ankara, Turkey, whose 2018 EP Survival is a Myth delivers three tracks of dissonant, atmospheric black metal recorded at Deadhouse Studio. The trio of Mert, Kaya, and Baris has drawn comparisons to Misthyrming and Serpent Column for their intense, philosophically charged extremity.
Undone is a melodic death metal band from Izmir, Turkey, active since 2011 and contributing to the growing Turkish metal scene. The band delivers melody-infused death metal from Turkey's third-largest city on the Aegean coast.
French black metal project operating in deliberate obscurity, with minimal public information reflecting the genre's tradition of anonymity. Their sound channels the atmospheric darkness of French black metal through a shrouded, enigmatic presentation.
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