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Featured Album
La Grande Mascarade - EP (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
The Pursuit of Vikings: Live at Summer Breeze (Main Stage) (2018)
05/09 @ Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Gossamer Wings of Illusion (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
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Swelter play heavy metal from the Hessian city of Fulda since 2006, channeling the sweltering intensity their name promises from the heart of Germany. Their nearly two decades of traditional metal represent sustained dedication.
SWIN deliver melodic heavy metal and hard rock from Turku, combining classic metal melodies with rock accessibility. Formed in 2024, they bring fresh melodic energy to the southwestern Finnish scene.
Swindler deliver heavy and groove metal from Copenhagen, combining classic metal riffing with groove's rhythmic swagger. Active since 2014, they bring hustler energy to the Danish capital's metal scene.
Sydra deliver heavy and thrash metal from Freiburg im Breisgau, combining classic metal foundations with thrash's aggressive velocity. Active since 2018, they bring dual-genre intensity to the Black Forest capital.
Syndrion play heavy metal from the Rhineland-Palatinate capital of Mainz, channeling classic metal energy from the banks of the Rhine. Active since 2017, they bring traditional metal fire to one of Germany's oldest cities.
Synthwailer blend symphonic power and heavy metal from Tampere, combining orchestral grandeur with wailing intensity. Formed in 2021, they bring synthesized lamentation to the Pirkanmaa metal scene.
Syntra forge heavy metal from Witten in the Ruhr Valley, channeling classic metal energy from the Westphalian industrial heartland. Active since 2016, they bring synthesized metal fury to the North Rhine-Westphalia scene.
Syrdhem play heavy metal from the Asturian town of Llanera, channeling classic metal energy from the green mountains of northern Spain. Active since 2002, they've spent over two decades bringing traditional metal to the Cantabrian landscape.
Nowy Targ's Säcrificer pair heavy and speed metal from the Podhale highlands since 2016. Their umlauted sacrifice and Carpathian origins channel mountain-forged intensity into compositions of driving, classic-styled aggression.
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