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Drag Me to Hell (2021)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Since 2013, this Polish thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Ryki. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Finnish heavy/gothic metal and rock band from Seinäjoki, formed in 2010. They merge heavy and gothic metal with rock accessibility.
Heavy metal outfit from Arvika, formed in 2015. Their material channels the spirit of iron-fisted riffing and anthemic songwriting that has defined heavy metal since its inception.
Since 2006, this Swedish thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Stockholm. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Zagreb-based power metal act active since 2021, delivering anthemic heavy metal built on soaring vocals, galloping rhythms, and melodic guitar leads. Their compositions embrace the genre's tradition of epic songwriting and technical proficiency.
Heavy/power/thrash metal band from Vannes in Brittany, formed in 2024. Their debut Waiting for the End is an eleven-track album of groove-inflected death-thrash with tracks like Prophet's Razor Blade and Trip In Hell spanning over fifty minutes of relentless heaviness.
Spanish heavy/power metal band from Cerdanyola del Vallès near Barcelona, formed in 2015. They forge bronze-cast heavy and power metal from the Catalan suburbs.
Spanish heavy metal band from Alicante, formed in 2023. They play classic heavy metal from the sun-drenched Mediterranean coast.
German heavy/power metal band from Krefeld, active since 2003. With over two decades of output, they are a seasoned force in the Lower Rhine power metal scene.
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