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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 Bilbao in the Basque Country, Spain, active since 2016. They deliver classic heavy metal from the industrial capital of northern Spain.
Heavy/black metal act from Anzegem in West Flanders, Belgium, forging an unusual blend of traditional heavy metal with black metal elements since 2008. Their long tenure makes them a veteran presence in the Belgian underground with a distinctive genre-crossing sound.
Heavy metal band from Bordeaux, France active since 2012. They bring hard-hitting heavy metal from southwestern France.
Heavy metal band from Ylojarvi near Tampere, Finland, formed in 2020. They bring a witchy, occult-tinged heavy metal sound from the Pirkanmaa region.
Heavy metal band from Tampere, Finland established in 2007, self-described as delivering heavy metal from Tampere. Their 2018 debut Disciple of Steel features eight tracks of battle-themed heavy metal mastered by Bart Gabriel.
Heavy metal band from Toulouse, France active since 2001. With over two decades of experience, they are veterans of the Pink City's metal scene.
Italian heavy metal band formed in 2018, delivering traditional heavy metal with an emphasis on classic riffing and old-school metal values. Their sound pays tribute to the genre's foundational principles.
Varese-based heavy metal act, active since 2019 delivering galloping rhythms and fist-pumping anthems. Rooted in the Mediterranean peninsula's diverse metal ecosystem, melody and muscle share equal billing in their compositions.
Heavy metal and thrash band from Spain, formed in 2018. They deliver raw, uncompromising metal with a speed-driven edge.
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