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Featured Album
Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
Featured Sludge Metal Album
AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Heavy metal band from Nancy in Lorraine, France, formed in 2015. They deliver energetic heavy metal from the northeastern French city.
Heavy metal act from Turin launched in 2025, carrying forward the classic metal tradition in Piedmont's active music scene. Their approach channels the timeless energy of traditional heavy metal riffing and anthemic song structures.
Heavy metal band from Aureilhan in the Hautes-Pyrenees, France, formed in 2022. They deliver classic heavy metal from the Pyrenean foothills.
Heavy and speed metal band from the Dole/Dijon area of Burgundy, France, formed in 2022. They channel the velocity of speed metal with heavy metal hooks.
Heavy metal band from Lons-le-Saunier in the Jura, France, formed in 2024. They deliver classic heavy metal from the Franche-Comte region.
Heavy metal band from the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2019. They channel the spirit of classic heavy metal with anthemic energy and driving riffs.
Heavy metal outfit from the marble quarry city of Carrara, bringing hard-rocking energy since 2020. Their sound draws from the well of classic heavy metal, powered by driving rhythms and melodic sensibility.
Heavy metal band from Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic, active since 2007. They forge classic heavy metal with strong riffs and melodic hooks from the Moravian Slovacko region.
Heavy metal band from Cologne, Germany, active since 1997. With nearly three decades of history, Creed are veterans of the Rhineland heavy metal scene.
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