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Infinite Terror (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Part of Poland's relentlessly productive underground, this act channels heavy metal and power metal with a focus on operatic vocal delivery over fleet-fingered guitarwork. Formed in 2025, based in Kielce, speed and melody coexist in carefully calibrated balance.
Heavy metal band from the Uusimaa region of southern Finland, formed in 2025 and representing the newest wave of Finnish traditional metal. Their chemistry-referencing name signals an alchemical approach to classic heavy metal.
Arad-based heavy metal act, active since 2012 delivering old-school metal worship with genuine fire and conviction. Rooted in a scene steeped in the folklore of Transylvania, classic riffs and commanding vocals anchor every track.
Finnish heavy metal project formed in 2026, with a name meaning "field court" or "court martial" in Finnish. Their military-judicial name suggests the harsh, disciplined nature of their heavy metal approach.
Heavy/power metal band from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat in the Barcelona metropolitan area, formed in 2020. Named after the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, their sound channels the epic grandeur of power metal with traditional heavy metal's anthemic drive.
Straddling the line between heavy metal and thrash metal, this Italian actfrom Florence fuses Bay Area velocity married to Teutonic heaviness into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2023, and circle-pit fuel delivered with workmanlike consistency.
Heavy metal band from Aschaffenburg in Bavaria, formed in 2023 and delivering traditional metal with classic riffing and vocal power. Their sound channels the timeless energy of European heavy metal.
Heavy/power metal band from Elassona in Thessaly, active since 2008 and delivering the melodic power and driving riffs that define the traditional power metal sound. Their approach blends heavy metal's classic energy with power metal's soaring ambition.
Heavy metal band from Bilbao in the Basque Country, formed in 2022 and delivering nuclear-powered traditional metal from Spain's industrial north. Their compound name suggests the hellish intensity of their heavy riffing.
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