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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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To Serve Man (2002)
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Black metal project from Marl, Germany, active since 2006. They craft atmospheric black metal infused with Celtic and nature themes over nearly two decades of activity.
Folk metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2016. They blend Celtic folk traditions with heavy metal from the Spanish capital.
Atmospheric gothic doom-black metal band from Patras, Greece, formed in 2015. They weave dark, melancholic atmospheres through a fusion of doom, black, and gothic metal from the Peloponnese.
Cement Head is a doom and progressive metal band from Boulder, Colorado, combining the slow, heavy riff cycles of traditional doom with progressive arrangements and dynamic range drawn from classic heavy metal.
Cement Rain was a thrash metal band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2009. The band self-released their debut album Escaping from the Apocalyptic City on November 27, 2009, a twelve-track record rooted in old-school thrash with aggressive, urban-themed lyrics. The group later split up and had released music available on SoundCloud and Spotify.
Sludge and stoner metal band from Valencia, Spain, formed in 2014. They deliver thick, fuzz-drenched heaviness from the Mediterranean coast.
Cemetarian is a death metal band from Houston, Texas, working in the filthy, cavernous tradition of bands like Incantation and Autopsy, favoring thick production and lurching, morbid riff patterns rooted in early-1990s death metal aesthetics.
Speed metal act from Älvsjö, a Stockholm suburb, formed in 2019. Cemetarium delivers high-velocity traditional metal from the Swedish capital area.
Cemetary is a heavy metal band from Center Line, Michigan, playing traditional metal with a no-frills Midwest sensibility rooted in classic hard rock and heavy metal, built around clean vocals and mid-tempo riffing.
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