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Featured Album
Older Than The Gods Single (2023)
Featured metallic hardcore Album
The Commitment To Permanence (2023)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
'Battle In The Swamp' (Crash Studio's Demo session (Feb 2007)) (2007)
04/23 @ Sonia, Cambridge
Featured rock and roll Album
Peace, Love, Death Metal (2004)
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Sludge metal act split between Stockholm and Gothenburg, formed in 2026 and representing the absolute cutting edge of Sweden's heavy music. Their crushing sonic weight draws from the most oppressive corners of the sludge tradition.
Stoner metal band from Rome, formed in 2021. Circle of Rhinos brings lumbering, heavyweight stoner grooves to the Italian capital's underground.
Los Angeles progressive/doom metal outfit Circle of Sighs build lengthy, emotionally complex compositions that move through shifting dynamics and melancholic atmosphere. Their sound blends the heaviness of doom with the ambitious structure of progressive metal.
Power metal band from the Heilbronn/Sinsheim area of Germany, formed in 2016. They craft melodic, anthemic power metal with soaring vocals from the Neckar Valley.
Post-metal and sludge band from Swansea, Wales, formed in 2020. They blend expansive post-metal dynamics with sludge weight from the Welsh coast.
Power-thrash metal band from Friedberg, Germany, active since 2013. They combine the melodic energy of power metal with the aggressive speed of thrash.
Heavy metal band from Salerno in Campania, southern Italy, active since 2008. Circle of Witches channels occult themes through classic heavy metal structures.
Wisconsin black metal act Circle of Wolves pursue a raw, cold sound rooted in second-wave tradition and midwestern isolation. Their recordings carry the grim, unadorned atmosphere that defines the American black metal underground.
Razor-sharp Crossover / Hardcore / Thrash Metal out of Texas.
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