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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 metal band from Bad Salzungen, Germany, formed in 2018. Their sound delivers the kind of muscular, straightforward heavy metal that Thuringia's underground metal scene thrives on.
An established heavy/speed metal voice from Turin, contributing to Italy's underground since 2019. Riff-driven fury and tight rhythmic execution define their contributions.
Heavy metal band from Novelda/Elche, Spain, active since 2012. Named after the legendary Egyptian city, they deliver epic heavy metal from the Alicante region.
An uncompromising heavy metal project from Nynäshamn, active since 2010. Twin-guitar harmonies and commanding vocals characterize their sound.
Drawing from Norrköping's metal heritage, this heavy/thrash metal outfit channels fierce energy since 2015. Drawing on both Bay Area and Teutonic thrash, they deliver relentless aggression.
Heavy metal band from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, active since 2004. Two decades of traditional heavy metal from the Barcelona suburbs, named after the Megadeth classic.
Hannibal is a heavy/groove/thrash metal band from Le Poiré-sur-Vie, France, formed in 2020. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Rooted in Lund's underground, this heavy metal project delivers harsh compositions with conviction since 2009. Their sound draws on NWOBHM and classic metal traditions with conviction.
Hantan is a heavy/groove metal band from Paisley, United Kingdom, active since 2014 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
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