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Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Helsinki, Finland, blending Scandinavian melodeath traditions with modern metalcore energy. Their sound bridges the gap between Finland's melodic death metal heritage and contemporary metalcore's dynamic intensity.
Heavy metal band from the Bergen and Sogndal region of western Norway, active since 2011. Their playful name belies a committed approach to traditional heavy metal from Norway's dramatic fjord country.
Progressive and technical metalcore band from Rome, Italy, active since 2016. Their sound unifies complex progressive arrangements with metalcore's dynamic energy and aggressive intensity.
Death and thrash metal band from Oulainen, Finland, named after the notorious Japanese biological warfare unit, active since 2010. Their extreme subject matter is matched by a ferocious blend of death and thrash metal aggression.
Thrash metal band from Hiddenhausen in eastern Westphalia, Germany, channeling the aggression and speed of classic thrash since 2010. Their riff-driven assault carries forward the legacy of German thrash metal's storied tradition.
United Hate is a death metal and hardcore band from Yekaterinburg, Russia, fusing death metal, deathcore, grindcore, and hardcore into brutal extremity. Their 2023 debut Degradation packs eight tracks of high-intensity aggression into 22 minutes.
United Mind Club is a progressive thrash metal band from Tver, Russia, describing themselves as a mix of different kinds of metal blended with rock and electronic elements. The project has been crafting experimental metal compositions since 2012.
Heavy metal band from Kettering in Northamptonshire, England, active since 2014. Their traditional heavy metal sound channels the genre's classic power and precision.
Unity of Two is a Polish instrumental progressive metal duo from Klecko, crafting energetic and dynamic compositions without vocals. Their 2020 debut Infinity vol. 1 delivers six tracks of melodic, technically driven metal across 26 minutes.
Genre-blending metal/rap/hardcore. Signed to Pure Noise Records.
Progressive metal band from Cangas in Galicia, Spain, active since 2015 and crafting cerebral, dynamic compositions that stretch beyond conventional metal boundaries. Their sound explores the intersection of technical musicianship and expansive progressive songwriting.
Baltimore's Universal Remonster traffic in the churning overlap between death metal and grindcore, delivering the kind of controlled chaos that's kept them active in Maryland's metal underground since 2012. Fast, brutal, and oddly mechanical in their precision.
Gothic metal and rock band from Madrid, Spain, weaving dark romanticism and heavy atmospheres since 2013. Their sound draws from the gothic metal tradition of moody melodies, atmospheric keyboards, and contrasting vocal dynamics.
Mysterious one-man cosmic death metal entity on Blood Harvest Records. Sci-fi synths and brutal riffs collide — no one since Nocturnus has embraced keyboards in death metal quite like this.
Black metal project from Leipzig, Germany, descending into the darkness of one's own existence through music exploring suffering, despair, and human darkness. Their two demos, Weltensterben and Horridus Cometa, established their bleak sonic vision since forming in 2024.
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