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A Past Embrace (2022)
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Nothingness (2023)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Finnish melodic death/thrash metal and metalcore band from Rovaniemi, formed in 2012. They deliver aggressive melodeath-thrash from the Arctic Circle capital of Finnish Lapland.
Solo death/gothic metal project from Guisborough in North Yorkshire, run by multi-instrumentalist Ian Lipthorpe since 1996. Across six releases spanning nearly three decades from Oakenshield through 2022's Legacy, the project weaves black, death, gothic, and melodic death metal into an evolving personal vision.
Legendary Birmingham death metal institution, active since 1989 and signed to Nuclear Blast Records. Across a discography spanning from 1990's Subconscious Terror through 2025's Ravage of Empires, they have helped define the old-school British death metal sound with rhythmic precision and unwavering heaviness.
Finnish doom/sludge metal band from Tampere, formed in 2025. They craft blessed doom-sludge from Finland's third-largest city.
Lendava-based death metal/grindcore outfit active since 2011, blasting through short, ferocious compositions that marry death metal's low-end churn with grindcore's frenetic speed. Their music operates at maximum intensity with minimal patience for subtlety.
Benefactor was a death metal and grindcore band from Suzano, São Paulo, Brazil, active from 2011 until their split-up. The band operated in the extreme metal underground of the greater São Paulo area, blending the brutality of death metal with the speed and aggression of grindcore. They self-released material through Bandcamp during their active years.
Malmö-based symphonic metal act active since 2012, building their sound on lush orchestral arrangements, soaring vocals, and cinematic compositions. Their music draws from the European symphonic metal tradition of epic, larger-than-life heavy music.
Gothenburg-based groove metal act active since 2010, anchoring their sound in mid-tempo, syncopated riffing designed to generate maximum physical impact. Their chunky, headbang-inducing compositions channel the spirit of Pantera and Lamb of God.
French extreme metal band from Saint-Étienne, active since 2011, whose sound evolved from black/death metal toward brutal death metal and grindcore. They have become one of the most recognized acts in the French brutal death metal scene.
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