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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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German hardcore punk and black metal band from the Wetterau-Offenbach area, formed in 2022. They fuse hardcore punk's confrontational energy with black metal's dark intensity.
French heavy/thrash metal band from Aix-en-Provence, active since 2009. They deliver retaliatory heavy and thrash metal from sun-drenched Provence.
Melodic death/thrash metal and crossover band from Nyon, Switzerland, active since 2014. They blend melodic death metal hooks with thrash and crossover energy from the shores of Lake Geneva.
Mezzolombardo (Trento)-based southern metal act active since 2014, injecting blues-influenced swagger and whiskey-soaked groove into their heavy, riff-driven sound. Their music channels the spirit of American Southern rock and metal through a Italian perspective.
Blowpipe is a death/thrash metal band from Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. The band draws direct influence from the major thrash metal acts of the 1980s and death metal bands of the 1990s, and released a self-titled album in September 2020 through their own Blowpipe Records imprint. Their lineup includes Jean Quiles on vocals, Gedeon Alves on guitar, Edynho Baiochi on bass, and Johnny Hoglan on drums.
Utrecht-based death metal act active since 2017, 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.
Punk-infused black metal from Gothenburg, formed in 2024. Their short, violent compositions marry crust punk's directness with black metal's atmospheric menace.
German black 'n' roll band from Rosenheim in Upper Bavaria, formed in 2023. They merge black metal's darkness with rock and roll swagger for a Bavarian-flavored blackened groove.
Sundsvall-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2023, conjuring thick clouds of fuzz-laden riffage and hypnotic, groove-driven compositions. Their sound channels the haze of 1970s proto-metal through a modern lens of distortion-worship and lysergic exploration.
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