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Black metal project from Sweden, emerging in 2021. Their compositions draw from the wellspring of second-wave Scandinavian tradition while filtering it through the cultural context of their Swedish origins.
Blood Sorcery is a one-man symphonic black metal project from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2021. The project has released multiple works including "Spiritus Satanae" (2024), "Profane Rites" (2023), and "Spectral Fire" (2023), building a prolific output of orchestral black metal in the Brazilian underground.
Lipetsk-based groove metal act active since 2025, anchoring their sound in mid-tempo, syncopated riffing designed to generate maximum physical impact. Their chunky, headbang-inducing compositions channel the spirit of Pantera and Lamb of God.
German doom metal band from Bielefeld, formed in 2022. They craft spectral doom metal from the Teutoburg Forest region of Westphalia.
German metalcore band from Münster, formed in 2019. They deliver hard-hitting metalcore with punishing breakdowns from the Westphalian university city.
Finnish speed metal band formed in 2011. They play fast, sport-like speed metal with relentless energy.
Heavy metal band from Linz, Austria, active since 2009. They deliver a straightforward heavy metal assault honed over more than a decade in the Upper Austrian scene.
Since 2010, this Italian thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Varese. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Blood Torment is a raw black/death metal band from Patos, Paraíba, Brazil, with lyrical themes centered on Satanism, death, and violence. The band released singles including "Wanderer of Hell" (2019) and "Torment of My Soul" (2020), as well as a split with Macabre Impurification titled "S.A.T.A.N.I.C.H.O.L.O.C.A.U.S.T" (2020), all self-released. The band has operated intermittently, with active periods in the late 2010s and again from 2023 onward.
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