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Irrational Pull (Deluxe) (2020)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Progressive metal band from Pecs, Hungary, emerging in 2025 with a sound built on technical ambition and dynamic compositions. Their approach draws from the progressive metal tradition's emphasis on complexity and musical exploration.
Symphonic metal band from Haarlem, the Netherlands, active since 2019. Their orchestral approach blends sweeping symphonic arrangements with heavy metal from the historic Dutch city.
Modern groove metal band from Essen, Germany, combining influences from Metallica, Pantera, Trivium, and Slipknot into a cohesive modern metal sound. Their 2021 album Eye For An Eye, produced by Corny Rambado of Sodom fame and mastered by Dennis Kohne, tells a narrative of liberation from inner pain.
Thrash and death metal band from Plymouth in Devon, England, active since 2020. Their sound combines thrash metal's speed with death metal's heaviness from the southwest English port city.
Brutal death metal and grindcore act from Strasbourg in Alsace, France, active since 2017 and delivering dual-genre extremity from the Franco-German border region. Their sound combines the blasting speed of grindcore with brutal death metal's guttural ferocity.
Unformulas is a Swedish epic death metal project from Ljungskile, driven by multi-instrumentalist Nicklas Rudolfsson with vocalist David Nilsson delivering lead vocals. Their releases include the albums Spiritual Chaos Vortex and Post Mortem Visionary.
Heavy metal band from Boblingen in southern Germany, delivering traditional heavy metal with conviction since 2017. Their sound honors the roots of European heavy metal with an emphasis on powerful riffs and commanding vocal delivery.
Unfrozen is a thrash metal band from Haisyn, Ukraine, whose 2017 rehearsal recording captures a raw, unpolished fusion of black metal, thrash metal, and punk across five tracks. The project's lo-fi approach reflects the underground spirit of small-town Ukrainian metal.
Black metal project from Oulu, Finland, active since 2022, contributing to the northern Finnish city's growing extreme metal scene. Their sound channels the cold intensity of Finnish black metal through a contemporary approach.
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