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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sandviken-based heavy/power/speed metal project channeling the spirit of Running Wild through high-seas adventure and anthemic riffing. Their prolific output of pirate-themed speed metal has made them a beloved name among traditional metal enthusiasts.
French raw black metal band from Agen, active since 2005. With two decades of blasphemous raw black metal, they are a veteran of the Gascon underground.
Tver-based black metal act active since 2021, 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.
Finnish metalcore band formed in 2011. They play aggressive metalcore with heavy breakdowns.
German death/thrash metal band from Leipzig, formed in 2023. They combine death and thrash metal's twin aggressions from one of eastern Germany's liveliest metal scenes.
Melodic blackened death metal project from Manchester, formed in 2018 by songwriter Dan Pyke with vocalist Barry Cooke. Their Burnt At The Stake EP explores dark medieval themes of witch trials, execution, and heresy through atmospheric, melodic extremity.
Gothic metal and rock band from the Thurgau canton of Switzerland, active since 2010. They blend gothic metal's dark grandeur with accessible rock sensibilities.
NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal and hard rock band from St. Albans in Hertfordshire, formed in 2014. They carry on the tradition of classic British heavy metal with high-energy riffing and anthemic songwriting.
Melodic death/doom metal band from Sofia, Bulgaria, active since 2013 with six releases spanning demos to full-lengths. Their sound ranges from classic gothic rock to crushing old school death doom, drawing comparisons to Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, and Anathema.
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