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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Cold, unrelenting black metal from Horten, active since 2023. Their sound embodies the genre's core principles: razor-sharp tremolo picking, furious drumming, and an atmosphere thick with hostility and darkness.
Norwegian black metal/punk hybrid active since 2008, smashing together d-beat aggression with tremolo-picked ferocity. Their stripped-down, confrontational approach owes as much to Discharge as to Darkthrone.
Forged in 2025 from Newry, this black metal entity delivers uncompromising extremity built on icy tremolo riffs and relentless percussion. Their work carries the cold, misanthropic spirit that defines the genre's most devoted practitioners.
Béllica is a groove metal band from Recife, Brazil, formed in July 2016. Drawing clear influence from Pantera, Lamb of God, Machine Head, Sepultura, and Soulfly, the band crafts a heavy, aggressive sound rooted in the tradition of groove and modern metal. Their music is shaped by themes of a world in constant conflict, and they self-release material through their Bandcamp page.
Five-piece heavy metal band from Lyon, formed in 2023, channeling NWOBHM and speed metal energy through raw, self-produced demos. Their releases My Beer and Live or Die showcase energetic, guitar-driven metal with an unapologetic old-school spirit.
Folk metal outfit from Hungary, formed in 2019. Their sound integrates traditional melodic elements with metal's aggression, creating a festive yet powerful fusion.
Death metal outfit from Tranås, formed in 2013. Their sound draws from the genre's foundational playbook of crushing riffs, blast beats, and growled vocals, executed with the conviction of dedicated extremists.
German heavy metal band from Aschaffenburg, formed in 2020. They deliver Teutonic heavy metal might from the Franconian-Bavarian border.
Melodic death metal outfit from Parma, formed in 2019. Twin-guitar harmonies and soaring lead work temper the brutality of blast beats and growled vocals, creating compositions that are both punishing and anthemic.
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