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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
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Monolith of Inhumanity (2012)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Slovenska Bistrica-based thrash metal act active since 2018, delivering riff-driven aggression rooted in the genre's foundational principles of speed, precision, and relentless energy. Their material channels the spirit of 1980s thrash through a Slovenian filter.
Stoner doom act from Moscow, formed in 2017. Their music moves at a glacial pace through layers of fuzz and psychedelic textures, inviting the listener into a trance-like state of heavy meditation.
Since 2017, this Portuguese thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Viana do Castelo. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Glasgow-based sludge metal act active since 2012, delivering corrosive, feedback-drenched heaviness that grinds forward with hostile intent. Their sound channels the genre's essential aggression through punishingly distorted guitar tones and abrasive vocals.
Since 2014, this Italian thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Bari. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Halmstad-based speed metal outfit active since 2020, delivering breakneck tempos and razor-sharp riffing that recalls the genre's 1980s heyday. Their relentless approach channels the raw velocity of early Exciter and Agent Steel.
German groove metal and metalcore band from Herne in the Ruhr Valley, formed in 2019. They deliver provocatively named groove-metalcore from the industrial heartland.
Dnipro-based melodic death metal/metalcore act active since 2013, blending Gothenburg-inspired guitar harmonies with metalcore's dynamic structures and breakdown-driven intensity. Their sound bridges the melodic death metal tradition with modern extreme metal's visceral energy.
Finnish melodic power metal band from Oulu, active since 2000. With two-and-a-half decades of soaring melodic power metal, they are one of northern Finland's most established metal acts.
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