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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
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We Rule the Waves (2025)
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Nightjar is a melodic heavy metal band from Oviedo in Asturias, active since 2018. Named after the nocturnal bird, the band delivers melodic metal from the mountain-flanked capital of Spain's green north.
Nightkiller is a French heavy/speed metal act with punk influences, formed in 2024. Their sound blends the velocity of speed metal with punk's rebellious edge and heavy metal's power.
Mestre heavy metal act formed in 2021, delivering classic metal energy from the mainland gateway to Venice. Their riff-driven approach channels the foundational power of traditional heavy metal.
Nightmarcher is a Viennese heavy and power metal band whose 2016 single 'Call of Horizon' showcases melodic heavy metal with a classic power metal edge. The band maintains ties to the traditional metal community through their presence in Vienna's metal scene.
Nightmare City is a heavy metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2014. The band delivers classic heavy metal from Sweden's second city, home to one of the world's most prolific metal scenes.
Kutno thrash/heavy/death metal act with roots stretching back to 1990, making them one of central Poland's earliest extreme metal bands. Their three-plus decades of activity across multiple genres speak to remarkable staying power.
Nightmission is a heavy metal band from Dusseldorf, active since 2017. The band channels classic heavy metal from the Rhine metropolis and arts capital.
Nightmärr is a heavy metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2019. The band plays hard-hitting traditional heavy metal from the heart of Gothenburg's legendary metal scene.
Nightprowler is a heavy metal band from Dusseldorf, active since 2015. The band stalks the night with classic heavy metal from the Rhineland.
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