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Boris is a Tokyo trio—Wata, Atsuo, and Takeshi—formed in 1992 whose discography of over 25 studio albums crosses sludge metal, drone, noise rock, shoegaze, ambient, and J-pop without settling in any single genre. Their debut Absolutego (1996) featured a single 65-minute drone-doom track, while Flood (2000) and the internationally reissued Pink (Southern Lord, 2005) introduced the band to Western audiences and widespread critical acclaim. Few acts in heavy music have maintained Boris's level of formal ambition and prolific output across more than three decades.
Nizhny Novgorod-based progressive metal act active since 2018, crafting compositions that push beyond conventional metal structures through complex arrangements and shifting dynamics. Their music rewards attentive listening with unexpected turns and layered instrumentation.
Boris the Blade is a Melbourne, Australia technical and brutal deathcore band formed in 2010, named after a character from the 2000 film Snatch. Their debut EP Tides of Damnation (2011) debuted at number one on the iTunes metal chart in Australia, and the band rapidly built a reputation for punishing blast beats and technically demanding breakdowns. Their debut full-length The Human Hive followed in May 2014 via Century Media Records; the band performed their final show in May 2019.
Budapest-based technical death metal act active since 2024, weaving labyrinthine guitar work and shifting time signatures into their extreme metal framework. Their compositions demand both virtuosity and visceral impact, balancing cerebral complexity with gut-level heaviness.
Boris with Merzbow is a long-running collaborative project between the Tokyo experimental rock trio Boris and Japanese noise artist Merzbow (Masami Akita), active together since 1997. The partnership operates as a formal synthesis: Boris provides composed musical structure to anchor Merzbow's walls of harsh electronic noise, while Merzbow adds extreme high-frequency texture to Boris's heavier material. Key collaborative releases include Klatter (2011), Gensho (2016), and 2R0I2P0 (2020), with the latter consisting of re-recorded Boris tracks overlaid with Merzbow's harsh noise.
Arezzo-based death metal act active since 2015, 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.
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Finnish heavy/thrash metal band from Lahti, formed in 2017. Named after England's most haunted house, they deliver ghostly thrash-heavy metal.
Czech melodic death metal and metalcore band from Jindřichův Hradec, formed in 2017. Their sound bridges the melodic sensibility of Scandinavian death metal with metalcore's rhythmic aggression.
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