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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Barnaul-based black metal act active since 2006, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Russian lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
Severodvinsk-based symphonic death metal act active since 2010, augmenting their extreme metal foundation with orchestral arrangements and cinematic scope. Their music pairs death metal's visceral aggression with lush keyboard orchestration and epic compositional ambition.
Czech post-black metal project from Kolín, formed in 2023, with releases including Juan Garin, Tyrana, and Prázdnota. Their sound pushes black metal into atmospheric and post-metal territory with an introspective edge.
Progressive metal solo project from Kloten, Switzerland, active since 2023. A multi-instrumentalist venture exploring progressive metal's technical and compositional depths.
Finnish melodic heavy/progressive metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2023. They blend Scandinavian melodic metal with progressive structures.
German progressive metal band formed in 2018. They explore complex time signatures and intricate arrangements within a heavy progressive metal context.
Death metal band from Svishtov, Bulgaria, active since 2015. They deliver unrelenting death metal from a small Danubian town.
Finnish stoner metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2015. They deliver caliber-loaded stoner metal from the Finnish capital.
German power/thrash metal band from the Durlangen-Waiblingen area, formed in 2012. They pair power metal's epic melodies with thrash metal's aggression and speed.
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