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Fuck Love (2018)
Featured Death Metal Album
Paper Tiger (2025)
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Featured Groove Metal Album
State Of Unrest (2023)
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Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Seinajoki, Finland, formed in 2024. They blend melodic sensibilities with metalcore dynamics from the Ostrobothnian plains.
Brutal death metal band from McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, delivering the genre's characteristic combination of blast beats, guttural vocals, and heavily downtuned riffing.
Atmospheric black metal band from Brittany, France, formed in 2023. Their name meaning circle of the oak, they craft nature-inspired atmospheric black metal from the Celtic region.
Progressive metal band from Westminster, California, focused on technical musicianship and elaborate song structures characteristic of the genre.
Boston, Massachusetts power metal band channeling the genre's tradition of melodic guitar work, soaring vocals, and high-energy songwriting.
Brutal death metal act from Saint Petersburg, active since 2012. Cerebral Abscess has spent over a decade delivering punishing brutality from Russia's northern capital.
Death metal and grindcore band from Braintree, England, formed in 2021. They deliver chaotic, grinding extremity from Essex.
Brutal death metal band from Bristol, England, formed in 2017. They deliver punishing extremity from the West Country.
Thrash metal band from Chișinău, Moldova, formed in 2022. Cerebral Attack brings aggressive thrash to one of Europe's smallest metal scenes.
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