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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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German thrash metal and crossover band from Darmstadt, formed in 2010. They merge thrash metal intensity with crossover punk energy for a fast, fun, aggressive sound.
Thrash metal outfit from Moscow, formed in 2009. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.
Since 2022, this Norwegian heavy metal act has kept the flame of traditional metal burning from Oslo. Their sound is built on the genre's bedrock: powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and unwavering commitment.
Wales-based death metal act active since 2022, trafficking in the genre's essential currency of guttural vocals, down-tuned riffs, and relentless percussive punishment. Their compositions deliver uncompromising heaviness rooted in the old-school tradition.
Death/thrash outfit from Krotoszyn, formed in 2025. Their sound channels the raw energy of 1980s thrash through death metal's heavier lens, pairing aggressive vocals with riff-centric compositions.
Finnish melodic death/thrash metal band from Kotka, formed in 2024. They deliver red-hot melodic death-thrash from the southeastern coast.
Finnish black metal band from Kuortane in South Ostrobothnia, active since 2006. With nearly two decades of fog-shrouded black metal, they are one of the most atmospheric acts in the Finnish black metal underground.
Kristiansand death metal stalwarts formed in 1998 by former Satyricon guitarist Daniel Olaisen, channeling Florida death metal intensity through a distinctly Norwegian lens. With twelve albums over nearly three decades, they have toured alongside Dimmu Borgir and Suffocation, establishing themselves as one of Norway's premier death metal exports.
Sludge metal outfit from Venice, formed in 2012. Their music moves with the grinding inevitability of industrial machinery, all corroded tones and barely controlled fury.
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