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Featured Album
Infinite Terror (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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44 bands found
Blackened speed metal outfit from the Tyrol region of Austria, active since 2015. They fuse the raw velocity of speed metal with black metal's cold, venomous edge.
German heavy/speed metal band from Böblingen, formed in 2021. They draw on the classic German speed metal tradition, pairing fast riffing with the melodic sensibility of traditional heavy metal.
Spanish heavy/speed metal band from Valencia, formed in 2014. They deliver silver-bullet heavy and speed metal from the Mediterranean coast.
Finnish heavy/speed metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2014. They combine heavy metal foundations with speed metal's blistering pace from the Finnish capital.
Finnish heavy/speed metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2014. They deliver outlaw-themed heavy and speed metal from the Finnish capital.
Zabrze-based speed metal outfit active since 2015, delivering breakneck tempos and razor-sharp riffing that recalls the genre's 1980s heyday. Their relentless approach channels the raw velocity of early Exciter and Agent Steel.
Sinj-based crossover thrash act active since 2014, smashing together thrash metal's riff-driven velocity with punk's stripped-down aggression and DIY ethos. Their short, sharp compositions hit with the impact of a circle pit in a phone booth.
Czech black/speed metal band from Havířov, formed in 2014. They deliver a fierce combination of black metal rawness and speed metal velocity.
Ljubljana-based heavy metal act active since 2017, delivering riff-driven compositions rooted in the genre's foundational traditions of power chords, soaring vocals, and galloping rhythms. Their sound carries the unmistakable stamp of classic heavy metal conviction.
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