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Splatterphobia (2018)
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The Ancient Ones Blasphemies (2020)
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ken (2019)
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Missouri's Unrelenting Ferocity live up to their name: pure, unadorned death metal with zero interest in melody or experimentation, formed in 2023. What they lack in subtlety they make up for in sheer aggression.
Melodic death metal project from the Baden town of Bretten, Germany, active since 2017. Their sound channels the melodic death metal tradition through an unapologetic, unrepentant lens of aggressive songwriting.
Heavy metal band from the Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough, England, active since 2020. Their traditional metal sound carries a restless energy befitting their name, delivering classic riffing and powerful vocals.
Heavy and groove metal band from Hampshire, England, active since 2016. Their sound combines the rhythmic punch of groove metal with heavy metal's melodic hooks and driving power.
Black metal and crust punk band from Bielefeld, Germany, active since 2013 with a substantial catalog including splits with Paramnesia, Sun Worship, and Tongue. Their German-language releases like Als Tier ist der Mensch nichts and Die Wiederkehr des Verdrangten merge punk's raw energy with black metal's atmospheric intensity.
Long-running thrash and death metal act from Limoges, France, evolving from their early power and thrash metal sound since 2001. Over two decades of activity, they have refined their approach from power-thrash origins toward a heavier death-thrash direction.
Unsaint is a thrash-death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, dealing in what they call '10 ton heavy thrash-death metal' under the motto 'Thou shalt mosh.' Their 2013 EP Watch Them Bleed delivers five tracks of relentless aggression recorded in January of that year.
Metalcore and deathcore band from Riga, Latvia, active since 2023 and delivering heavy, breakdown-driven aggression from the Baltic capital. Their sound reflects the growing influence of modern extreme metal in the Latvian scene.
Parisian thrash metal band active since 2016, delivering riff-driven aggression from the French capital's metal underground. Their sound channels classic thrash metal energy through a modern French perspective.
Black and death metal band from Vibo Valentia in Calabria, Italy, active since 2011. Their extreme sound rises from the ancient lands of southern Italy's most remote region.
Symphonic metal band from Paris, France, named after the dark faeries of Celtic mythology, active since 2017. Their orchestral approach blends sweeping symphonic arrangements with heavy metal power, drawing from both musical and mythological traditions.
Unseelight is a melodic death metal project from Bryansk, Russia, active since 2022 and rooted in the melodeath tradition. The project delivers melody-driven death metal from western Russia.
Death metal and deathcore band from The Hague, the Netherlands, active since 2012 with over a decade of experience. Their sound combines death metal's technical brutality with deathcore's breakdown-driven intensity.
Legendary grindcore pioneers from Broseley, Shropshire, originally formed in 1987 as part of the foundational wave of British grindcore. Their historic significance places them alongside the genre's earliest innovators from the UK underground.
Viennese death metal project self-described as 'Me(N)tal of Death,' blending visceral heaviness with cerebral intensity since 2022. Their catalog includes the studio release Insensate Lucidity and a live recording from Landstrasser Hauptstrasse, capturing their raw energy in both settings.
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