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Proof (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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French progressive metal band from Rennes in Brittany, formed in 2012. They explore progressive metal's complex currents from the Breton capital.
Gouveia-based groove metal/metalcore outfit active since 2015, combining crushing syncopated riffs with metalcore's dynamic song structures and breakdown-heavy approach. Their sound bridges pit-ready heaviness with modern extreme metal aggression.
Finnish heavy metal band from Espoo, formed in 2017. They play classic heavy metal from the western Helsinki metropolitan area.
Bergamo-based heavy metal and hard rock outfit active since 2013, blending classic heavy metal riffing with the swagger and groove of hard rock. Their sound channels the spirit of 1970s and 1980s arena rock through crunchy guitar tones and hook-laden songwriting.
German gothic/progressive metal band from Stuttgart, formed in 2018. They combine gothic metal's dark atmospherics with progressive metal's complexity and ambition.
Zagreb-based death/doom metal act active since 2021, merging crushing heaviness with funereal tempos and mournful atmospheres. Their compositions unfold with deliberate patience, layering guttural vocals over glacially paced riffs that evoke profound desolation.
French black/death metal band from Calais, active since 2002. With over two decades of fleshly extreme metal, they are one of the Channel coast's most established acts.
Hägersten-based doom metal act active since 2016, crafting monolithic compositions built on slow-burning riffs and an atmosphere of pervasive heaviness. Their patient approach to songwriting lets each chord ring with crushing finality.
Polish atmospheric black metal project active since 2022, layering ethereal textures and tremolo-picked melodies over blast-driven foundations. Their compositions explore vast emotional terrain through cascading guitars and immersive soundscapes.
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