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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 Bratislava, Slovakia, active since 2001, making them one of the longest-running heavy metal acts in the country. Over two decades of classic metal from the Slovak capital.
Heavy metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2018, delivering classic heavy metal from the Greek capital. They bring traditional metal power to Athens' diverse metal community.
Melodic heavy metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2021, treating their music as an endless study in melodic metal perfection. They bring polished melodic metal from Sweden's metal capital.
From the Hunsrück town of Kastellaun, Pinch Black has been forging black-death metal hybrids since 2018. Their remote Rhineland-Palatinate setting, surrounded by forests and medieval castles, provides natural inspiration for their dark sonic explorations.
Black metal turned blackened heavy metal band from Targu Mures, Romania, formed in 2013, evolving from raw black metal into a more accessible blackened heavy metal sound. They bring over a decade of dark metal from central Transylvania.
Power and heavy metal band from Olomouc, Czech Republic, formed in 2013, channeling the epic grandeur of European power metal. Their sound combines soaring melodies with the galloping energy characteristic of the genre.
A veteran of the Andalusian thrash and crossover scene since 1994, Córdoba's Pleurosis has been thrashing for three decades from the heart of southern Spain. Their longevity in the Moorish city's underground makes them one of Spain's most enduring crossover acts.
Heavy metal band from Sindelfingen, Germany, formed in 2017, delivering battle-ready heavy metal from the Stuttgart metropolitan area. Their name evokes ancient military formations, matching the disciplined power of their sound.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Wloclawek, Poland, formed in 2011, conjuring phantasmagoric visions through aggressive metal from the Kuyavia region. Over a decade of activity marks their dedication.
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