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Chiari (Brescia)-based thrash metal act active since 2020, delivering riff-driven aggression rooted in the genre's foundational principles of speed, precision, and relentless energy. Their material channels the spirit of 1980s thrash through a Italian filter.
Prato-based progressive heavy metal act active since 2007, incorporating complex arrangements and shifting dynamics into their traditional metal framework. Their compositions push beyond standard structures into more ambitious, exploratory territory.
French hard rock and heavy metal band from Lille, formed in 2018. They play pirate-themed hard rock and heavy metal from northern France.
French black/thrash metal band from Angers in the Loire Valley, formed in 2021. They deliver bestial black/thrash from the heart of western France.
Leftist blackened thrash crossover band from Vienna, Austria, featuring politically charged lyrics about class struggle and workers' rights. Their 2020 demo "Raising the Hammer" pairs thrashing riffs with anti-fascist conviction, with all proceeds going to humanitarian organization SOS Mitmensch.
Blackbraid is an Indigenous black metal project from the Adirondack Mountains of New York, created by Sgah'gahsowáh, also known as Jon Krieger. Emerging in 2022 with Blackbraid I, the project quickly drew attention for combining melodic and atmospheric black metal with a deep relationship to landscape, rage, grief, and Indigenous identity. Blackbraid II and Blackbraid III expanded the scope, bringing more confidence, sharper production, and a broader sense of ceremony without losing the project's raw force. The music uses tremolo riffs, blast beats, sweeping melodic lines, acoustic passages, and flute or nature-linked textures to create a sound that feels rooted in mountains, forests, and memory. Blackbraid's songs often address colonial violence, spiritual endurance, ancestral presence, and the overwhelming power of the natural world, but they do so through black metal's intensity rather than detached explanation. The project matters because it brings a distinct voice into a genre that often leans on European myth and cold abstraction. Blackbraid's strength is not only representation; it is songwriting. The riffs are memorable, the atmosphere is immersive, and the emotional stakes feel immediate. The music is fierce, mournful, and proudly tied to place.
Sottomarina (Venice)-based heavy metal act active since 2022, delivering riff-driven compositions rooted in the genre's foundational traditions of power chords, soaring vocals, and galloping rhythms. Their sound carries the unmistakable stamp of classic heavy metal conviction.
Heavy metal outfit from Norrköping, formed in 2023. Their material channels the spirit of iron-fisted riffing and anthemic songwriting that has defined heavy metal since its inception.
Blackcircle are a Santiago-based experimental progressive metal band signed to Australis Records, a Chilean label dedicated to metal from the southern tip of the world. Their album "Requiem in Silence," recorded by brothers Jorge and Raúl Drolett, is an eight-track work blending experimental death metal with black metal atmospheres, released as a 200-copy digipack CD through Australis Records.
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