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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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German power metal band from Syrgenstein, formed in 2021. They craft blazing power metal anthems with fiery intensity.
Since 2016, this Swedish thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Stockholm. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Stoner/doom metal band from Paris, formed in 2022, featuring didgeridoo on their debut album Black Hole. The five-piece delivers psychedelic-tinged doom with tracks like Rot In Hell and My Friend Death, blending crushing riffs with hypnotic grooves.
Örebro doom metal/hard rock act channeling vintage 1970s Sabbathian doom with a classic rock swagger. Their retro-leaning approach draws from the deepest wells of proto-doom and early heavy metal tradition.
Lizzanello (Lecce)-based thrash metal act active since 2024, 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 Italian filter.
Bristol-based deathcore act active since 2004, fusing death metal's guttural extremity with metalcore's breakdown-heavy dynamics and modern production aesthetics. Their compositions alternate between blasting intensity and crushing, floor-dropping breakdowns.
Silesia-based death metal act with hardcore/crust influences, active since 2015. Their crossover approach bridges the mosh pit and the blast beat with equal conviction, pairing death metal's heaviness with punk's confrontational directness.
Since 2023, this Dutch heavy metal act has kept the flame of traditional metal burning from North Brabant. Their sound is built on the genre's bedrock: powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and unwavering commitment.
Metalcore band from Rouen in Normandy, formed in 2020, blending old-school death metal with stoner, thrash, and hardcore influences. Their EP No Peace No Redemption delivers six tracks of socially charged aggression across themes of overconsumption and systemic abuse.
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