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Let You Go (2024)
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Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 (2024)
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De Doorn (Alternate Mix) (2022)
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Black metal project from Trondheim, active since 2015. Castrum Doloris — Latin for 'castle of grief' — crafts funereal black metal from central Norway.
Madison, Wisconsin black/death metal project weaving together blasting rhythms, ethereal black metal atmosphere, and melodic death metal hooks across epic, narrative-driven song structures.
Doom and sludge metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2020. They deliver thick, oppressive heaviness from the Finnish capital.
Springfield, Illinois thrash metal band operating deep in the underground, channeling the abrasive energy and aggressive riffing of the classic American thrash tradition.
Venomous Black Metal from College Station.
Black metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2022. They channel dark, intense black metal from the Danish capital.
Brutal death metal band from Hildesheim, Germany, formed in 2022. They deliver punishing, guttural extremity from the Lower Saxon foothills.
Power metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2012. They deliver epic, melodic power metal from the Spanish capital.
North Carolina death metal/grindcore act combining brutal death metal heaviness with the relentless blasting tempos and savage brevity of grindcore.
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