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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Estonian heavy metal and shred artist from Tallinn, formed in 2017, whose sound later shifted toward rock. They combine technical guitar virtuosity with heavy metal foundations.
Goregrind project from Gomel, Belarus, active since 2013. Their medically-derived name signals the clinical brutality of their goregrind output.
England-based groove metal/metalcore outfit active since 2021, combining crushing syncopated riffs with metalcore's dynamic song structures and breakdown-heavy approach. Their sound bridges pit-ready heaviness with modern extreme metal aggression.
German death metal band from Hamburg, formed in 2015. They deliver cerebral death metal brutality from Germany's gateway to the North Sea.
German thrash metal band from Büdelsdorf in Schleswig-Holstein, formed in 2021. They play fast, explosive thrash metal from the far north of Germany.
Two-piece technical death metal outfit from Lourdes, France, featuring Romain Berger on guitars and drum programming alongside Christine on bass. Their releases including Shred It 'Til You Make It showcase surgically precise riffing with a self-aware sense of humor.
Zawiercie-based progressive metal act active since 2012, 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.
German grindcore and death metal band from the Lower Saxony-Bremen border region, formed in 2013. They deliver corrupting blasts of death-grind extremity.
German thrash/power metal band from Schweinfurt, active since 2006. With two decades of output, they bring seasoned thrash and power metal energy to the Franconian scene.
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