I do listen music from other countries than Japan. New purchases have mainly been from Japan but there are some others too. God Dethroned released new album last Friday. I almost missed it. God Dethroned is not a band I follow all the time but they make solid albums. I have three of their previous albums.
Illuminati is step away from war themed albums. This is more religion themed album. Based on their name I assume this is what they sang about before they found war theme. On initial listening they still make solid but not spectacular melodic death metal. It remains to be seen if it is enough for my favorite albums list.