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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Black metal project from Ireland, emerging in 2020. Their compositions draw from the wellspring of second-wave Scandinavian tradition while filtering it through the cultural context of their Irish origins.
French post-black metal band from Épinal in the Vosges, formed in 2020. They craft majestic post-black metal from the forested mountain region of Lorraine.
Austrian black metal entity formed in 2012, operating in the shadows of the country's underground scene. They channel raw black metal intensity through a minimalist, uncompromising approach.
Emerging in 2013 from Athens, this death metal act channels the genre's primal aggression through tight, riff-driven compositions. Their recordings carry the unmistakable weight of classic death metal.
Dutch sludge/post-metal outfit active since 2023, building dynamic compositions that oscillate between abrasive sludge riffing and atmospheric expanses. Their music trades in tension and release, alternating quiet passages with crushing walls of distortion.
Stoner doom act from Łódź, formed in 2021. Their music moves at a glacial pace through layers of fuzz and psychedelic textures, inviting the listener into a trance-like state of heavy meditation.
NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal and hard rock band from Hampshire, formed in 2025. A fresh act channeling classic British heavy metal and hard rock energy.
Finnish black metal band from Turku, formed in 2020. They channel pilgrim-dark black metal from Finland's former capital.
German heavy/speed metal band from Bad Iburg in Lower Saxony, formed in 2025. They bring blazing speed metal energy paired with traditional heavy metal foundations.
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