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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Death metal project from Finland, active since 2021, performing ritual-themed death metal that evokes ancient, unearthly ceremonies. Their sound channels death metal's primal power through an occult lens.
Unearthly Trance formed in Long Island, New York in 2000 as a trio — vocalist and guitarist Ryan Lipynsky, bassist Jay Newman, and drummer Darren Verni — producing sludge and doom metal with a blackened, psychedelic undercurrent. The band released material on Southern Lord, Rise Above, and Relapse Records across a career that included albums such as The Trident (2006) and Stalking the Ghost (2017). They shared stages with Electric Wizard, Sunn O))), and Morbid Angel, situating them at the intersection of doom and extreme metal communities.
Black metal project from Warsaw, Poland, active since 2018. Their name meaning 'unease' and Warsaw base connect them to Poland's vital and ever-growing black metal scene.
Black metal and ambient project from Kozienice in central Poland, active since 2021. Their dual approach weaves atmospheric ambient passages into the framework of black metal.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from the small German town of Eberbach, laying down riff-driven rock and metal since 2014. Their sound draws from classic heavy metal and hard rock traditions with a straightforward, no-frills approach.
Bavarian black metal project founded in December 2021 by Ritualbutcher of Slaughtopsy and Emetic Gore, with album titles spanning both German and Norwegian language. Their prolific output includes releases like Zeremonien der Schatten and Tusen svarte torner, channeling the underground raw black metal spirit.
Atmospheric depressive black metal project from Jyvaskyla, Finland, emerging in 2024 with a sound steeped in melancholy and despair. Their Finnish name and atmospheric approach reflect the introspective darkness of the DSBM tradition.
Uneven is a progressive metal band from Belgrade, Serbia, incorporating folk influences into their compositions since 2021. The project blends traditional Serbian musical elements with progressive metal's technical ambition.
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Oviedo in the Asturias region of northern Spain, active since 2014. Their sound bridges the melodic sensibilities of Scandinavian death metal with the energetic breakdowns and hooks of metalcore.
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