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Progressive thrash metal band from the Bansko/Dobrinishte area of Bulgaria, active since 2012. They combine the aggression of thrash with progressive arrangements, creating complex compositions from the shadow of the Pirin Mountains.
Melodic death metal and deathcore band from Seville, Spain, formed in 2014. They blend melodic guitar harmonies with crushing deathcore breakdowns from the Andalusian capital.
Yreka, California crossover thrash act Chains of Belmont blend hardcore punk aggression with thrash metal riffing in the tradition of mid-80s crossover. Their music is fast, raw, and steeped in the spirit of bands like DRI and Suicidal Tendencies.
Louisville, Kentucky death-grind band Chains of Bondage combine brutal death metal heaviness with grindcore speed and intensity. Their material is short, violent, and unrelenting, aimed squarely at fans of the genre's most extreme corners.
Chains of Existence is a US atmospheric black metal project that layers cold, reverb-drenched tremolo riffing over ambient textures and expansive song structures. The music leans toward the depressive and introspective end of the atmospheric black metal spectrum.
Meridian, Mississippi brutal death metal and grindcore act Chains of Flesh deliver dense, gore-soaked heaviness drawing on slam and old-school brutal death conventions. Their sound is low-tuned and relentlessly violent, with grindcore tempos pushing the pace.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Dormagen, Germany, formed in 2019. They combine the power of classic heavy metal with the aggressive edge of thrash from the Rhine lowlands.
Symphonic metal act from Novosibirsk, formed in 2019. Chains of Sanity delivers orchestral metal from Siberia's largest city.
Brutal death metal and deathcore band from Manchester, England, formed in 2014. They deliver slamming, punishing extremity from northern England.
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