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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Depressive black metal project from Oslo, Norway, active since 2017 and whose name translates to 'without hope.' Their DSBM sound channels the genre's characteristic despair and emotional devastation.
Death metal band from Dunfermline in Fife, Scotland, emerging in 2025 with a provocatively named approach to extreme metal. Their sound channels death metal's visceral intensity from the historic Scottish town.
New Jersey's Utgangen occupy a hybrid territory between black metal and melodic death metal since their 2012 formation, a combination that lends their music both harshness and melodic ambition. The Norse-derived name hints at a thematic darkness that runs through the music.
Dutch black metal project active since 2023, contributing to the Netherlands' fertile black metal underground. Their sound channels the cold intensity of black metal through a contemporary Dutch lens.
NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal band from Grantham in Lincolnshire, England, named after the legendary father of King Arthur, active since 2015. Their Arthurian theme and classic metal sound honor the New Wave of British Heavy Metal tradition.
Sludge and stoner metal band from the small Croatian town of Nasice, active since 2009. Their heavy, fuzz-laden sound channels the weight of sludge metal with stoner rock's groove from the Slavonian countryside.
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Black metal project from Athens, Greece, named after a mythological horned serpent, active since 2019. Their mythological theme and Athenian base connect them to the rich tradition of Hellenic extreme metal.
Utmarken is a folk metal band from Vasterbotten in northern Sweden, performing tracks like Forfallstid and Broder i strid that draw on their remote Norrland heritage. The project channels the folk traditions of Sweden's sparsely populated north into metal.
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