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Featured Album
The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Groove Metal Album
Nihility (2002)
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Featured Thrash Metal Album
Inhale The Noise (2026)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
The Screaming Of The Valkyries (2025)
05/20 @ Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, Minneapolis
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Power metal outfit from Athens, formed in 2013. Their sound combines high-register vocals with twin-guitar harmonies and double-bass drumming in the grand tradition of melodic heavy metal.
Palermo-based southern metal act active since 2018, injecting blues-influenced swagger and whiskey-soaked groove into their heavy, riff-driven sound. Their music channels the spirit of American Southern rock and metal through a Italian perspective.
Heavy metal outfit from Albiano (Trento), formed in 2011. Their material channels the spirit of iron-fisted riffing and anthemic songwriting that has defined heavy metal since its inception.
Milan-based heavy metal and hard rock outfit active since 2013, blending classic heavy metal riffing with the swagger and groove of hard rock. Their sound channels the spirit of 1970s and 1980s arena rock through crunchy guitar tones and hook-laden songwriting.
Since 2018, this Swedish heavy metal act has kept the flame of traditional metal burning from Linköping. Their sound is built on the genre's bedrock: powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and unwavering commitment.
Athens-based southern metal act active since 2019, injecting blues-influenced swagger and whiskey-soaked groove into their heavy, riff-driven sound. Their music channels the spirit of American Southern rock and metal through a Greek perspective.
Komsomolsk-on-Amur-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2018, conjuring thick clouds of fuzz-laden riffage and hypnotic, groove-driven compositions. Their sound channels the haze of 1970s proto-metal through a modern lens of distortion-worship and lysergic exploration.
NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal and hard rock band from Hatfield in Hertfordshire, formed in 2023. They channel classic British heavy metal and hard rock through a contemporary lens.
Since 2016, this Swedish heavy metal act has kept the flame of traditional metal burning from Stockholm. Their sound is built on the genre's bedrock: powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and unwavering commitment.
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