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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
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Monolith of Inhumanity (2012)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Heavy metal and hard rock band from Amberg in the Bavarian Upper Palatinate, delivering classic riff-driven metal since 2015. Their straightforward approach draws from the traditions of classic heavy metal and hard rock with an emphasis on powerful live performance.
Unsophisticated is a death metal act from Hajnowka in eastern Poland, operating in the underground extreme metal scene since 2016. The project channels raw, unpolished brutality rooted in the Polish death metal tradition.
Berlin-based progressive death metal band active since 2005, blending metal with ambient, film music, and progressive rock into an expansive sonic palette. Their catalog spanning Welcome to Annexia, Magnetic Mountain, and The Black Moves reveals a band unafraid to cross genre boundaries.
Progressive and thrash metal band from Madrid, Spain, emerging in 2025 with a sound that combines thrash's aggressive speed with progressive metal's structural complexity. Their approach balances technical ambition with the visceral energy of thrash.
Thrash metal and metalcore band from Marseille, France, emerging in 2025 with a sound that fuses thrash speed with metalcore's dynamic breakdowns. Their Mediterranean base brings southern French energy to their aggressive crossover sound.
Melodic death metal and deathcore band from Turku, Finland, active since 2021 and bridging the aggressive textures of deathcore with Scandinavian melodeath tradition. Their sound draws from both the Finnish melodic death metal heritage and modern deathcore's breakdown-driven intensity.
Thrash and heavy metal band from Amager, Denmark, emerging in 2025 with a sound rooted in classic metal traditions. Their approach fuses the speed and aggression of thrash with traditional heavy metal's anthemic power.
Melodic black metal project from Zagreb, Croatia, active since 2014 and delivering a decade of atmospheric extremity from the Croatian capital. Their sound blends black metal's intensity with melodic sensibility.
Out of Jasper, Alabama, Unstoppable Evil play meat-and-bones thrash with a Southern directness that doesn't waste time on subtlety since their 2020 formation. The name is a mission statement — no irony, just riffs.
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