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Featured Album
Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Featured Grindcore Album
Mentally Murdered (2019)
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Melodic death-power metal act from Saint Petersburg, active since 2011. Cascabel delivers versatile, melody-driven metal from Russia's cultural capital.
Progressive power metal project from Bålsta near Stockholm, formed in 2026. Castillion brings fresh melodic ambition to the Swedish power metal scene.
Power metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2012. They deliver epic, melodic power metal from the Spanish capital.
Power and progressive metal band from Langen, Germany, active since 2001. With over two decades of activity, Category V craft epic, technically accomplished metal built on soaring melodies and complex arrangements.
Heavy and power metal band from Tallinn, Estonia, formed in 2021. They deliver melodic, energetic metal from the Estonian capital.
Power and speed metal band from Pforzheim, Germany, formed in 2023. They channel the energy and velocity of classic speed metal with power metal's melodic hooks.
Swedish power metal solo project formed in 2025. Cederick delivers instrumental power metal.
Power metal band from Porvoo, Finland, formed in 2014. They deliver melodic, anthemic power metal from the historic Borgå region.
Symphonic power metal band from Valencia, Spain, formed in 2020. They create grand, orchestral metal with soaring vocals and dramatic arrangements.
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