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ÖSTERGÖTLAND JAWBREAKER split (2025)
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Kollektive Traurigkeit (2020)
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Dos Sonrisas Una Lágrima (1996)
04/11 @ Pawn Shop Live (formally known as Union Hall), Edmonton
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Theodicy (2015)
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Experimental metal solo project from Sonthofen, Germany founded around 1991, originally as Tollhaus. The project's name is a wordplay on the German term for political vigil and "the making of madness," reflecting the conceptual, avant-garde nature of releases like GrößenWahnMaßung.
Brutal death metal band from Madrid, Spain formed in 2021. Waifucide delivers unrelenting brutality through guttural vocals and punishing riffs from the Spanish capital.
Melodic death metal band from Moscow, Russia emerging in 2024. Wail of Winter delivers Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal from the Russian capital.
Atlanta's Waited emerged in 2013 dragging the dense, tar-thick weight of sludge metal into collision with the aggressive precision of metalcore. Their sound is built on the tension between those two poles — punishing low-end churn undercut by the kind of punchy rhythmic attack the Atlanta heavy scene breeds naturally. It is heavy that sits in the gut rather than the head.
Dallas duo Waiting 4 April pair vocalist Colton Ray's piercing range — from aggressive highs to intimate crooning — with heartfelt, soul-searching lyrics that have earned them a devoted cult following. After their 2020 debut single 'Fade' gained traction partly through Ray's popular TikTok presence, the band has grown into a genuine force in the modern rock scene.
Sludge and doom metal band from Ware, England emerging in 2025. Wake of Myetsa brings crushing sludge and doom from the Hertfordshire town north of London.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Moscow, Russia active since 2013. Waking Dream blends heavy metal power with hard rock accessibility from Moscow.
Atmospheric and depressive black metal project from Treviso, Italy emerging in 2024. Walakh channels introspective bleakness through atmospheric DSBM from the Veneto region.
Black metal project from Wittingen, Germany active since 1999. Waldgeist translates to "forest spirit," reflecting the nature-worship and Germanic woodland mysticism at the core of their long-running black metal vision.
Atmospheric black metal project from Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy active since 2011. Waldläufer, meaning "forest runner" in German, channels the Alpine landscapes of Italy's German-speaking autonomous region into atmospheric black metal.
Two-piece black metal band from Lower Saxony, Germany that officially formed on Winter Solstice 2021 with vocalist/bassist Chr. and guitarist N. N. Libra. Their 2024 debut Nachtmeerfahrten delivers nine tracks of dark, occult-themed black metal released on CD and limited cassette through Fetzner Death Records.
Black metal project from Glattfelden, Switzerland formed in 2015. Waldtroll conjures the dark spirit of Alpine forests through raw black metal steeped in nature worship and Germanic folklore.
Sludge/doom metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden active since 2008. Walk Through Fire delivers crushing sludge and doom from the city known for its melodic death metal scene, offering a heavier counterpoint to the Gothenburg sound.
Grindcore band from Gothenburg, Sweden formed in 2023. Walking Corpse delivers explosive grindcore from Sweden's second city.
Progressive death metal band from Helsinki, Finland formed in 2019. Walking Dead Suicide pushes death metal beyond conventional boundaries with progressive arrangements and complex songwriting from the Finnish capital.
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