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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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Melodic heavy/power metal band from Siegen, Germany, active since 1994. With three decades of experience, they are one of the longest-running power metal acts in the Westphalian scene.
Heavy metal/rock band from Bad Homburg, Germany, active since 2002. Over two decades, they have built a consistent body of work blending heavy metal weight with rock accessibility from the Taunus hills.
Heartwork is a heavy metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2014 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Heat Affected Zone is a thrash/heavy metal band from Gliwice, Poland, active since 2020 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Heavy metal/hard rock band from Valladolid, Spain, active since 2015. Their powerful sound channels the classic traditions of heavy metal and hard rock from Castilla y Leon.
Heaven Watch is a black/heavy metal band from Strasbourg, France, active since 2021 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Rooted in Athens's underground, this heavy/power metal project delivers savage compositions with conviction since 2013. Their sound draws on NWOBHM and classic metal traditions with conviction.
Stoner metal and rock act from Reading in Berkshire, active since 2015. Their sweet-and-heavy name perfectly captures a sound that blends sticky stoner grooves with rock energy from the Thames Valley.
Operating from Ivanovo, this heavy metal project has been shaping cold sound since 2017. Their work channels the iron spirit of traditional metal through anthemic songwriting.
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