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Irrational Pull (Deluxe) (2020)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Finnish melodic doom/gothic metal band formed in 2023. They blend melodic doom with gothic metal's dark romanticism.
Whiskey-soaked Southern Metal out of Texas.
Finnish melodic death metal band from Ylivieska, formed in 2013. They craft dusk-tinged melodic death metal from the Ostrobothnian interior.
Groove metal outfit from Kyiv, formed in 2020. Their material trades in the satisfying crunch of heavy, rhythmically driven riffs that demand involuntary neck movement.
Break the Ice is a death/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2013. The band released a demo tape in 2015 featuring tracks such as "Agony" and "Blessed Death," recorded and mixed by Ugo Héon. They have since split up.
England-based deathcore act active since 2026, fusing death metal's guttural extremity with metalcore's breakdown-heavy dynamics and modern production aesthetics. Their compositions alternate between blasting intensity and crushing, floor-dropping breakdowns.
Czech death metal band from Česká Třebová, formed in 2010. They deliver straightforward, punishing death metal drawn from the genre's classic blueprints.
Groove metal outfit from Ufa, formed in 2015. Their material trades in the satisfying crunch of heavy, rhythmically driven riffs that demand involuntary neck movement.
Breaking Benjamin has been a dominant force in mainstream hard rock since Ben Burnley formed the band in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1999. Their albums 'Phobia' and 'Dear Agony' produced a string of rock radio hits built on Burnley's distinctive vocal tone, massive guitar hooks, and lyrics that explore inner turmoil with anthemic resolve. Despite extensive lineup changes over the years, Burnley's singular vision has kept the band's sound remarkably consistent and commercially potent.
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