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Featured Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
Featured Power Metal Album
Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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Featured Heavy Metal Album
Trial By Fire (2023)
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Spanish heavy/power metal band from Leganés near Madrid, formed in 2019. They craft blade-sharp heavy and power metal from the southern outskirts of the capital.
Finnish heavy/thrash metal band from Vantaa, formed in 2019. They deliver all-seeing heavy and thrash metal from the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Barnaul-based project merging black metal's atmospheric bleakness with doom metal's crushing deliberation, active since 2020. Their compositions stretch between glacial tempos and frenzied tremolo passages, creating a dynamic tension between despair and fury.
German heavy metal and hard rock band from Böblingen, active since 2007. They bridge classic hard rock and heavy metal with nearly two decades of live experience.
French heavy/power metal band from Neuilly-Saint-Front in Picardy, formed in 2015. They deliver classic heavy and power metal from northern France.
Gothenburg-based doom metal act active since 2011, crafting monolithic compositions built on slow-burning riffs and an atmosphere of pervasive heaviness. Their patient approach to songwriting lets each chord ring with crushing finality.
German heavy/power metal band from Gescher, active since 1999. With over two decades in the scene, they are a veteran presence delivering anthemic heavy and power metal.
German heavy/power metal band from Straßberg, formed in 2022. They deliver classic heavy and power metal with soaring melodies and thunderous riffing.
German heavy metal act from Aschaffenburg, formed in 2015. They bring a distinctive character to traditional heavy metal from the Franconian-Bavarian border region.
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