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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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Phoenix metalcore stalwarts blessthefall built their reputation on explosive live shows and a dynamic interplay between screamed and sung vocals across a string of critically acclaimed albums. From 'Witness' through 'Hollow Bodies,' the band became a cornerstone of the Warped Tour era, blending post-hardcore emotion with metalcore precision.
Forged in 2024 from Stockholm, this black metal entity delivers uncompromising extremity built on icy tremolo riffs and relentless percussion. Their work carries the cold, misanthropic spirit that defines the genre's most devoted practitioners.
German melodic black metal project formed in 2022. They infuse black metal's rawness with sweeping melodies and a distinctly melancholic atmosphere.
French heavy/stoner metal and hard rock band from Strasbourg, formed in 2020. They blend stoner metal with hard rock from the Alsatian capital.
Doom metal outfit from Gävle, formed in 2015. Their compositions stretch conventional structures to their limits, filling every measure with oppressive weight and deliberate, devastating momentum.
Emerging in 2021 from Thessaloniki, 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.
Spanish black metal band from Tarragona, formed in 2025. They channel dark psalms of black metal from Mediterranean Catalonia.
Austrian black/doom metal band from Sankt Veit an der Glan, blending black metal, doom, post-metal, and sludge into a crushingly heavy sound. Their 2024 self-titled debut was recorded at Doom Studios Linz and released in limited cassette and CD runs.
Crushing Deathcore from San Antonio.
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