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ManiaCult (2021)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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London heavy metal band formed in 2015. They channel traditional heavy metal energy with anthemic songwriting.
Sandviken-based heavy/power/speed metal project channeling the spirit of Running Wild through high-seas adventure and anthemic riffing. Their prolific output of pirate-themed speed metal has made them a beloved name among traditional metal enthusiasts.
NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal and hard rock band from St. Albans in Hertfordshire, formed in 2014. They carry on the tradition of classic British heavy metal with high-energy riffing and anthemic songwriting.
Experimental black/death/heavy metal band from Guildford, active since 2013, self-described pioneers of new-wave easy-listening metal. Performing under theatrical pseudonyms, they blend avant-garde extremity with deliberately absurdist humor.
Heavy metal outfit from Sweden, formed in 2009. Their material channels the spirit of iron-fisted riffing and anthemic songwriting that has defined heavy metal since its inception.
French heavy/stoner metal and hard rock band from Strasbourg, formed in 2020. They blend stoner metal with hard rock from the Alsatian capital.
Since 2023, this Italian thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Trieste. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
German heavy metal band from Berlin, formed in 2010. They play riff-driven traditional heavy metal from the capital's long-standing metal community.
German heavy/progressive metal band from Frankfurt, formed in 2013. They merge traditional heavy metal power with progressive metal's expansive structures.
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