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Madness (2017)
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De Doorn (Alternate Mix) (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Death metal band from Valence in the Drome, France, formed in 2022. They deliver crushing death metal from the Rhone Valley.
Depressive black metal project from Kemerovo in the Kuzbass coal basin of Siberia, formed in 2024. Chapters of Misery channels bleak melancholy from the industrial heartland.
Char is a black metal band from Vancouver, Washington, operating in the Pacific Northwest underground scene. The band pursues a raw, stripped-down approach to black metal within a region known for producing atmospheric and black metal acts.
Melodic black metal project from Poznań, formed in 2025. Characith — named after a qabalistic concept — channels melodic darkness from Greater Poland.
Character is a heavy metal and power metal band from Cincinnati, Ohio that delivers melodic, riff-driven heavy metal in the traditional power metal mold. The band operates independently within the Southwest Ohio metal scene.
Groove-heavy metal act from Oslo, formed in 2018. Charade delivers rhythmically-driven metal from the Norwegian capital.
Charakter is a black and folk metal band from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, blending the aggression of black metal with folk metal elements in a region with a sparse extreme metal presence. The project is an independent effort drawing on both Scandinavian folk metal traditions and raw black metal aesthetics.
Speed metal band from Gelsenkirchen, Germany, formed in 2017. They deliver high-velocity, riff-driven speed metal from the industrial heart of the Ruhr.
Oakland speed metal outfit Charger tears through high-velocity riffs with a raw, street-level aggression rooted in the Bay Area's blue-collar heavy metal tradition. Their sound sits at the crossroads of classic NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal and the breakneck energy of early speed metal.
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