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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Abridged Dimensions (2025)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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German melodic black/death metal band from Bamberg, formed in 2017. They blend melodic black and death metal with heavy rock influences for a versatile, genre-crossing sound.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Andover in Hampshire, formed in 2017, described as the British bridge between metal and rock. Their releases including Consume and Untold have built a loyal following across the south of England.
German heavy metal band from Berlin, formed in 2025. They represent the newest generation of Berlin's traditional heavy metal scene.
German heavy metal band from Bochum, formed in 2022. They play direct, riff-focused heavy metal from the industrial Ruhr Valley.
Finnish melodic heavy/progressive metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2023. They blend Scandinavian melodic metal with progressive structures.
One of Austria's longest-running heavy metal acts, based in Vienna since 1995. They draw from a wide range of influences across heavy metal's spectrum, forging a distinctive sound over nearly three decades.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Northamptonshire, formed in 2014, whose single Precious Possession received airplay on Sky TV, BBC, and Kerrang. Their album Deadly Sins spans thirteen tracks of classic-styled heavy metal and hard rock.
German heavy metal band from Westerstede in Lower Saxony, formed in 2025. They bring fresh traditional heavy metal energy to the North German underground.
Finnish heavy metal band from Kouvola, formed in 2019. They play classic heavy metal from the southeastern Finnish countryside.
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