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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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Heavy/thrash metal band from the Nicosia/Larnaca area of Cyprus, active since 2015. They bring European thrash and heavy metal energy to the Cypriot scene.
Solo project of the renowned Magnum frontman from Derby, exploring heavy metal and hard rock territory outside his main band. His powerful, operatic vocal style carries through melodic compositions that showcase decades of experience on the British rock scene.
Guspini (South Sardinia)-based speed metal outfit active since 2012, delivering breakneck tempos and razor-sharp riffing that recalls the genre's 1980s heyday. Their relentless approach channels the raw velocity of early Exciter and Agent Steel.
Finnish heavy metal and hard rock band from Mikkeli and Hirvensalmi, formed in 2015. They bridge classic heavy metal and hard rock from the eastern Finnish lake country.
Poznań-based heavy metal act active since 2017, delivering riff-driven compositions rooted in the genre's foundational traditions of power chords, soaring vocals, and galloping rhythms. Their sound carries the unmistakable stamp of classic heavy metal conviction.
Spanish heavy/thrash metal band from Barcelona, formed in 2017. They deliver fierce heavy and thrash metal from Catalonia's vibrant metal scene.
Ashford-based NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal act active since 1994, channeling the raw energy and twin-guitar attack of the late 1970s and early 1980s British heavy metal explosion. Their sound recalls the glory days of Iron Maiden, Saxon, and Diamond Head.
Warsaw-based speed metal outfit active since 2019, delivering breakneck tempos and razor-sharp riffing that recalls the genre's 1980s heyday. Their relentless approach channels the raw velocity of early Exciter and Agent Steel.
German heavy metal band from Meerane in Saxony, formed in 2014. They play aggressive, hard-hitting heavy metal with punk-infused energy.
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