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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Running Maiden is a raw old-school heavy metal band from Lucerne, Switzerland, formed in 2022. Their stripped-down, no-frills approach channels the spirit of 1980s NWOBHM and early European heavy metal, with releases including a self-titled record and Live at Trveheim.
Rush-n-attakK is a heavy metal band from Irkutsk, Russia, formed in 2016. Their debut demo 'Raw Cuts 'n' Live Nutz' showcases hair metal and hard rock-infused heavy metal that has been honed through extensive live performances in Siberia.
Heavy metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2026. Their approach delivers traditional heavy metal from the Greek capital.
Rust of Chains is a heavy metal band from Kazan, Russia, formed in 2022. Their debut album 'Judgment Day' features eleven tracks of heavy/speed metal with progressive and hard rock elements, exploring themes of false gods and the cycle of time.
Heavy metal/hard rock band from Athens, Greece, active since 2015. Their approach delivers classic heavy metal and hard rock from the Greek capital.
Ruthless is a thrash/heavy metal band from Saxony, Germany, formed in 2020. The band delivers aggressive thrash and heavy metal from the eastern German state with deep roots in extreme music.
Cagliari epic heavy metal act formed in 2015, delivering grandiose compositions from Sardinia's capital. Their heroic approach channels the sweeping narrative scope and anthemic power of the epic metal tradition.
Ryuketsu is a blackened heavy metal and punk project from Finland, formed in 2019. The project fuses blackened metal with punk energy, adding a Japanese-named act to the Finnish metal underground.
Heavy/speed metal band from Katowice, Poland, active since 2014. Their rat-king name accompanies high-velocity heavy metal from the Silesian capital.
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