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Progressive metal band from Messina, Italy, formed in 2015. The project delivers technically ambitious progressive metal with an emphasis on complex compositions and dynamic songwriting, part of Sicily's growing metal scene.
Black metal band from Venice, Italy, formed in 2012 by multi-instrumentalist Pietro Baldan who handles vocals, guitar, and bass. Evolving from early raw black metal into symphonic black metal territory, the project has released four records including the 2023 album "Lust For Domination," recorded entirely in Tenerife as a limited 30-copy CD run.
Death metal band from Gdansk, Poland, formed in 2018 with releases on Season of Mist including "Murder's Concept." Known for their brutal and technical approach, the band has evolved from straightforward death metal into more experimental territory, delivering complex riffs and pummeling drums in the tradition of Necrophagist and Cryptopsy.
Yautja formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2010 as a trio — guitarists Shibby Poole, bassist Kayhan Vaziri, and drummer Tyler Coburn — intent on bridging grindcore velocity with sludge metal density, a pairing they pursue without compromise. Their debut Songs of Descent drew critical attention for the conviction of its execution, and The Lurch (2021, Relapse Records), recorded at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, offered a more expansive and dynamic take on the same confrontational template. The band has been described as one of the most cohesive practitioners of the grindcore-sludge hybrid.
Black metal band from Enschede, Netherlands, formed in 2014 and named after the villainous character from Magic: The Gathering lore. The project delivers cold, unrelenting black metal from the eastern Netherlands underground.
Doom/folk metal band from Istanbul, Turkey, formed in 2021 as a three-piece featuring Berk on vocals and guitar. Their discography spans five releases from "Oz" (2014) through "Kar Prensesi" (2021), blending Turkish folk sensibilities with crushing doom metal weight and lyrics exploring loss and existential reflection.
Black/death metal act from Boom, Belgium, formed in 2025. One of the newest entries in the Belgian extreme metal underground, Ycon fuses the ferocity of death metal with black metal's atmospheric darkness across their early releases.
Thrash metal and crustcore band from Kuusamo, Finland, active since 2008 with a prolific run of demos, EPs, and split releases. Their raw d-beat and hardcore punk-infused thrash delivers short, ferocious bursts of energy, with releases on labels like Ground Zero 93600 and Nightstick Justice Records.
Ydris Mortem is a heavy metal band from Valinhos, São Paulo, active since 2000 and operating under the pseudonyms Lutus, Lady Mortis, Nosferdark, RavenLord, and Somnus Cadaversus. The band released its album "Funereal Hymns of Hopeless Eve in A Tenebrae Land Where There Will Not Be Survivors Even In Sacred Places" in June 2000, establishing a doom-tinged and gothic heavy metal aesthetic that has carried through their long career.
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