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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 Cuellar, Spain, active since 2014. Their sound channels classic heavy metal energy from the ancient walled town of Castilla y Leon.
Himmelstorm is a melodic heavy metal/rock band from Norway, active since 2018 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
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Heavy/thrash metal band from Fuerteventura, Spain, formed in 2025. Their powerful sound brings heavy and thrash metal to the volcanic Canary Island landscape.
Spanish band from Oiartzun, formed in 2025, spanning heavy metal and melodic hard rock. Their versatile approach blends metal heaviness with accessible rock melodies from the Basque Country.
Hiroshima is a heavy metal band from Olsztyn, Poland, active since 2011 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Heavy metal band from Rothenthurm, Switzerland, formed in 2024. Emerging from the central Swiss highlands, they deliver sturdy, no-frills heavy metal rooted in the genre's timeless foundations.
Hitchhike is a heavy metal band from Lyon, France, active since 2006 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Heavy metal/hard rock band from Murcia, Spain, active since 2012. Their energetic sound channels the spirit of classic NWOBHM and traditional heavy metal from southeastern Spain.
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