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Older Than The Gods Single (2023)
Featured metallic hardcore Album
The Commitment To Permanence (2023)
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'Battle In The Swamp' (Crash Studio's Demo session (Feb 2007)) (2007)
04/23 @ Sonia, Cambridge
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Peace, Love, Death Metal (2004)
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Xephos is a progressive/industrial metal band from Maybole, Scotland, formed in 2016. They merge the experimental ambition of progressive metal with industrial textures, creating a futuristic and atmospheric sound from the Scottish lowlands.
Xepsura is a progressive metal band from Newquay, Cornwall, England, formed in 2020. They deliver expansive and atmospheric progressive metal from England's southwestern coast, exploring ambitious musical territory with intricate arrangements.
Xerbittert is an ambient/black metal project from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2025. They merge atmospheric ambient textures with black metal intensity, exploring the intersection of beauty and harshness in the Russian extreme metal underground.
Xero is a NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal band from London, England, originally formed in the early 2000s. They carry the spirit of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal forward with raw, guitar-driven compositions that honor the genre's classic sound.
Xerod is a technical death metal band from Montpellier, France, formed in 2015. Their album "Infinite Cycle" delivers old-school vibes with a modern feel, combining conceptual themes about planetary transformation and humanity's relationship with nature alongside technically demanding compositions influenced by acts like Necrophagist and Obscura.
Xerxes is a progressive metal band from Barschwil, Switzerland, formed in 2015. They craft intricate and technically demanding compositions within the progressive metal framework, drawing from the rich tradition of European progressive music.
Xes is a heavy metal band from Genk, Belgium, formed in 2019. They carry the torch of classic heavy metal with straightforward riffs and traditional song structures rooted in the Belgian metal underground.
XFears is a progressive heavy metal quintet from Campinas, São Paulo, led by vocalist and keyboardist Gabriel Carvalho alongside guitarists Marcelo Monteiro and Gilmar Cazagrande. The band released its debut album "The First" in 2021, recorded at XSTUDIOS in Limeira, featuring nine tracks including a Nevermore cover of "Believe in Nothing," before the project went on hold.
xHeartfeltx is a five-piece straight edge metalcore band from Alken, Belgium, playing 90s-influenced metalcore since 2013. Their 2017 album "Strange New World" was released through Mark My Words Records and tackles themes of manipulation, societal hypocrisy, and personal integrity across five hard-hitting tracks.
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