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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/thrash/power metal band from Nicosia, Cyprus, formed in 2020. Their multifaceted approach combines the catchiness of power metal with thrash aggression and heavy metal foundations.
Harmorage is a heavy metal band from Lyon, France, active since 2015 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Harpia is a heavy metal band from Sępólno Krajeńskie, Poland, active since 2011 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Harrow is a progressive heavy/power metal band from Losser, Netherlands, active since 2011 and delivering soaring melodies, epic arrangements, and powerful vocals. The project channels the grandeur and ambition of power metal.
Heavy metal act from Jaén in Andalusia, active since 2022. Their sound channels classic heavy metal traditions from the olive-growing heartland of southern Spain.
Heavy/thrash metal and hardcore band from Berlin, Germany, active since 2007. Their aggressive crossover combines the riffing power of heavy and thrash metal with hardcore punk urgency from Germany's capital.
Sludge doom metal project from Brighton on the English south coast, active since 2021. Their damaged name matches crushing compositions that blend the weight of doom with sludge metal's abrasive textures.
Heavy metal band from Kassel, Germany, formed in 2019. Their powerful sound draws on the foundational traditions of German heavy metal from the heart of Hesse.
Hateera is a thrash/heavy metal (early); thrash/death metal (later) band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2010. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
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