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New York heavy metal and doom act Chaka blend traditional heavy metal songwriting with the slower, heavier passages of doom metal. Their sound draws on classic American and British heavy metal foundations while incorporating a darker, more ponderous edge.
Chakal is a thrash metal band from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, formed in 1985 and one of the pioneering acts of the Brazilian extreme metal scene. Their 1987 debut album Abominable Anno Domini, released on Cogumelo Records, was recorded at JG Studios in Belo Horizonte and has been described as one of the most vicious and accomplished Brazilian thrash/black metal albums of its era. After a long hiatus, the band reunited in 2002 and has continued releasing material, including the albums Deadland (2003), Demon King (2004), and Destroy! Destroy! Destroy! (2013).
Groove metal band from Mannheim, Germany, formed in 2024. They deliver heavy, rhythm-driven metal built on crushing grooves from the Rhine-Neckar region.
Raw black metal project from Norway. Chalice Ablaze channels primitive, stripped-down black metal in the raw Norwegian tradition.
Layton, Utah black-death metal act Chalice Dungeon blend the savagery of death metal with the atmospherics and intensity of black metal. Their sound is dense and abrasive, operating in the blackened death tradition with a raw underground aesthetic.
Raw black metal project from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2021. They craft lo-fi, uncompromising black metal stripped to its most primitive essence.
Power-thrash metal band from Schwetzingen, Germany, active since 2005. With two decades of activity, they blend the melodic energy of power metal with thrash metal's aggression.
Black-speed-thrash act from Nowy Targ in the Tatra mountain foothills, formed in 2023. Chalice of Damnation channels high-velocity blackened thrash from the Polish highlands.
California raw black metal project Chalice of Eden operate in the lo-fi, primitive tradition of raw black metal, prioritizing atmosphere and nihilistic intensity over production polish. Their music is harsh and stripped down, indebted to the second-wave Scandinavian style.
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