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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Black, death, and thrash metal band from the Zonhoven/As area of Belgium, active since 2012. They fuse elements from across the extreme metal spectrum into a boundary-pushing hybrid attack.
Uncompromising death metal from Newcastle upon Tyne, active since 2021. Their material trades in the genre's heaviest traditions: cavernous vocals, churning guitar work, and percussion that hits with tectonic force.
Warsaw-based black/thrash metal outfit active since 2015, fusing black metal's atmospheric venom with thrash's riff-driven velocity. Their high-energy sound channels the raw spirit of early Bathory, Sodom, and Destruction.
French melodic death/thrash metal and metalcore band from Chartres, formed in 2016. They blend melodeath and thrash with metalcore from the cathedral city of Eure-et-Loir.
Leffe (Bergamo)-based thrash metal act active since 1986, delivering riff-driven aggression rooted in the genre's foundational principles of speed, precision, and relentless energy. Their material channels the spirit of 1980s thrash through a Italian filter.
Death-grind act from Moscow, formed in 2017. Their approach strips away anything that does not serve the cause of sheer aggression, delivering sub-two-minute salvos of blast beats and guttural fury.
Istanbul-based gothic/doom metal act active since 2014, pairing doom metal's crushing weight with dark romantic atmospheres and melancholic keyboard textures. Their compositions weave sorrowful melodies through a foundation of slow, heavy riffing.
Spanish death metal band from Hernani in the Basque Country, formed in 2013. They forge brotherhood-bound death metal from the Basque heartland.
Death/thrash outfit from Piława Górna, formed in 2020. Their sound channels the raw energy of 1980s thrash through death metal's heavier lens, pairing aggressive vocals with riff-centric compositions.
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