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Technical death metal and deathcore band from Málaga, Spain active since 2013. Wasting the Genesis fuses intricate technical death metal with deathcore's punishing breakdowns, delivering precision-driven extremity from Andalusia.
Black and speed metal band from Madrid, Spain formed in 2015, self-described as four Madrid rascals who love fast-paced music. Their catalog spans from early demos through splits and the LP Death Arrives, all delivered with raw, Motörhead-influenced speed and punk attitude.
Heavy metal band from Poland formed in 2018. Wataha, meaning "wolf pack" in Polish, delivers powerful heavy metal with a distinctly Polish character.
Watain formed in Uppsala, Sweden in 1998, taking their name from an early recording by the American black metal act Von, and have spent more than two decades developing one of the most uncompromising and ritually intense presences in the genre. Their breakthrough came with Sworn to the Dark (2007) and was consolidated by Lawless Darkness (2010), a double album widely regarded as a high-water mark of contemporary black metal, followed by subsequent releases on Century Media and Nuclear Blast. The band's seven studio albums and elaborate, confrontational live performances have made them central figures in black metal's international profile.
Experimental black metal project from Transylvania, Romania formed in 2020. Watashi Dake pushes black metal into experimental territory from the legendary region of the Carpathian Mountains.
Ventura County, California's Watch You Fall formed in 2024, arriving with a straightforward metalcore attack shaped by the Southern California scene's long tradition of turning beach proximity into aggression. They are a young band with something to prove, which gives their material an urgency that feels earned rather than performed. Metalcore from the SoCal sprawl, built for stages and nothing else.
Heavy metal band from Skövde, Sweden formed in 2021. Watcher delivers classic heavy metal from the Västergötland region of western Sweden.
Progressive thrash pioneers from Austin. Insanely technical and ahead of their time.
Symphonic, electronic, and melodic death metal band from Rostov-on-Don, Russia active since 2016. Wauld Danz fuses orchestral grandeur and electronic textures with melodic death metal from southern Russia.
Grindcore band from Marseille, France formed in 2023. Wave-Collider delivers short, explosive bursts of grindcore fury from the Mediterranean port city.
Post-black metal band from Pechora, Russia active since 2016. Waveflow channels the remote, frozen wilderness of the Komi Republic into atmospheric post-black metal.
Funeral doom metal and ambient project from Angers, France formed in 2020. Named after the infamous sanatorium, Waverly Hills crafts oppressive, atmospheric doom steeped in horror and desolation.
Thrash metal band from Malle, Belgium that started in 2016 in Westmalle, Antwerp. Comprised of local scene veterans, they deliver what they describe as a blend of modern thrash, heavy, power, and industrial metal, though they prefer to call it simply "metal to the bone."
Heavy Stoner / Doom Metal out of Texas.
French avant-garde black metal band from Caen active since 2009, featuring Decay on drums, Hazard on guitar, Rust on guitar, and Vaerohn on bass. Their experimental approach incorporates violins, theremin, cellos, and unconventional percussions alongside dissonant black metal, with their EP Nam Kha exploring elemental themes of earth, water, and fire.
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