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Under-Construction is a black/death metal project from Soke, Turkey, active since 2021 and operating in the Turkish extreme metal underground. The project channels black and death metal aggression from the Aegean coast of Turkey.
Thrash metal and crossover band from Rome, Italy, active since 2017. Their playful name belies a serious commitment to high-energy crossover thrash from the Italian capital.
Heavy metal and rock band from Zagreb, Croatia, active since 2002 with over two decades of experience. Their enduring commitment to heavy metal and rock has made them a staple of the Croatian metal community.
Heavy metal band from Parma, Italy, active since 2014 and delivering traditional metal from the heart of Emilia-Romagna. Their straightforward approach channels the classic heavy metal tradition.
Post-black metal band from Nottingham, England, releasing their acclaimed 2023 album Managed Decline through Church Road Records. Their seven-track opus delivers heart-wrenchingly beautiful post-rock sensibilities fused with intense black metal, praised for its emotional depth and rated highly within the broader black metal community.
Underdeath is a thrash/heavy metal band from Belgrade, Serbia, forging aggressive riff-based metal since 2014. The band operates within the Serbian capital's growing thrash metal community.
Progressive metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, active since 2012 and crafting complex, dynamic compositions from the Croatian capital. Their sound explores the boundaries of progressive metal through technical ambition and structural innovation.
Power metal band from Vicenza in the Veneto region of Italy, active since 2020. Their sound draws from the rich Italian power metal tradition, delivering melodic grandeur and epic compositions.
Berlin-based folk death metal band whose thematic approach centers on historical plague and macabre subject matter, earning the self-coined tag 'plague metal.' Their 2016 debut Inceptum Pestis delivers eight tracks across 45 minutes, with titles like Geisterschiff and Miasma reflecting their dark historical fascination.
Parisian death metal band active since 2014, delivering visceral extremity from the French capital's underground metal scene. Their sound strips death metal down to its essential elements of aggression, heaviness, and morbid atmosphere.
Melodic death and thrash metal band from Poznan, Poland, active since 2021. Their sound bridges the melodic richness of Swedish-style death metal with thrash metal's relentless energy.
Copenhagen death metal institution regurgitating sewer death metal since 2008, released through Dark Descent Records and Me Saco Un Ojo Records. Their extensive discography includes splits with Spectral Voice and Anatomia, and they maintain an active European touring schedule.
Death metal band from Reggio di Calabria at the toe of Italy, active since 2018. Their name suggesting burial and their southern Italian origins bring the genre's morbid intensity to Calabria's underground metal scene.
Thrash and heavy metal band from Brescia, Italy, active since 2017. Their sound combines thrash metal's aggressive speed with traditional heavy metal's powerful riffing.
UnderHeaven is a symphonic metal band from Moscow, Russia, blending orchestral arrangements with heavy metal instrumentation. The project has been crafting sweeping, cinematic metal compositions since 2018.
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