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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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An Augsburg veteran since 2001, Placid Silence has been crafting melodic heavy metal with hard rock sensibility for over two decades. Their Bavarian Swabian roots run deep, and their longevity makes them a cornerstone of the regional melodic metal scene.
Oi, hardcore punk, heavy metal, and hard rock band from Colleferro, Italy, active since 2004, blending working-class punk energy with heavy metal power. Over two decades they have maintained their street-level intensity.
Blackened heavy metal and punk band from Sweden, formed in 2026, combining the darkness of blackened metal with punk's confrontational energy. They represent the newest wave of Swedish crossover.
Heavy and power metal band from Brno, Czech Republic, formed in 2014, delivering the twin-guitar harmonies and soaring vocals characteristic of European power metal. They contribute to Brno's active metal community.
Sondershausen's Pleasant Nightmare has been crafting heavy metal and hard rock from the northern Thuringian foothills since 2017. Their oxymoronic name captures the dual nature of their sound — accessible melodies wrapped in heavy metal's darker trappings.
Heavy and power metal band from Almada, Portugal, formed in 2016, delivering memorable melodic metal from across the Tagus River from Lisbon. They bring anthemic power metal to the Portuguese scene.
Named after the connecting rod in an engine, Wittgensdorf's Pleuel delivers heavy metal with mechanical precision since 2014. Their Saxon industrial-town origins and automotive namesake perfectly suit their piston-driving approach to classic metal.
Staufenberg's Plutonia has been crafting traditional heavy metal since 2013, their name evoking both classical mythology and early science fiction. Their Hessian small-town roots ground a sound that reaches for the epic grandeur of classic '80s metal.
Heavy metal turned melodic hard rock and AOR band from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, formed in 2018, evolving from heavier territory into polished, melodic hard rock. They bring accessible, hook-driven metal from the Basque capital.
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