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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Black metal project from Salgareda in the Treviso province, formed in 2019. Canticum Diaboli — Latin for 'Song of the Devil' — deals in diabolical black metal from the Veneto flatlands.
Thrash metal band from Tallinn, Estonia, active since 1995. With three decades of history, Cantilena are among the longest-running thrash acts in the Baltic states.
Longmont, Colorado symphonic/melodic death metal act blending orchestral grandeur with aggressive death metal attack.
Folk metal band from the Heilbronn/Heidelberg area of Germany, formed in 2019. They blend traditional folk instrumentation and melodies with heavy metal, drawing from the cultural heritage of the Swabian-Palatinate region.
Progressive death metal act from Bergen, Norway, active since 2013. Canvas Black blends technical complexity with death metal weight from Norway's second-largest city.
Denver death metal band active since 2019, operating in the Colorado underground.
Statesboro, Georgia instrumental progressive metal band active since 1999, renowned for dense, technical compositions built entirely without vocals.
Symphonic gothic death metal act from Štúrovo, Slovakia, near the Hungarian border, formed in 2025. Canvasser delivers orchestral extreme metal from the Danube frontier.
Doom-stoner band from Kampen in Overijssel, formed in 2024. Canyon Company delivers lumbering, fuzz-laden grooves from the Dutch heartland.
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