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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Powerviolence turned black metal band from Nijmegen, Netherlands with roots going back to 2002. Witches Brew has evolved from powerviolence origins into black metal over two decades in the Dutch underground.
Powerviolence, death metal, and hardcore band from Aschaffenburg, Germany formed in 2018 with a vegan ethos. Their releases from Demo 2018 through Holocene Extinction and Prevail in Absence channel environmental themes through a brutal fusion of extreme subgenres.
Power and thrash metal band from Cologne, Germany formed in 2017. Wolfen combines the melodic ambition of power metal with thrash's cutting edge, bringing dual-genre intensity to the Rhine region.
Power and heavy metal band from Helmstedt, Germany formed in 2022. Wolfs Moon forges traditional power and heavy metal in the German style, built on soaring melodies and driving rhythms.
Melodic death and power metal band from Barcelona, Spain active since 2012. Worth combines the harmonic richness of power metal with melodic death metal's aggressive edge from the Catalonian capital.
Melodic power metal band from Valencia, Spain active since 2014. Named after the Slavic vampire legend, Wurdalak delivers soaring melodies and epic power metal from the Mediterranean coast.
Xandril is a power/speed metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2012. They deliver high-octane riffing and soaring melodies in the classic European power/speed metal tradition, carrying on the legacy of Hamburg's storied heavy metal scene.
Xianosys is a progressive power metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2017. They fuse the melodic grandeur of power metal with the structural complexity of progressive metal, reflecting the depth of the French progressive metal scene.
Power/speed metal turned thrash metal band from Hooglede, Belgium, formed in 2021. Their early work drew from the high-speed energy of European power and speed metal before shifting toward a heavier thrash metal approach in later releases.
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