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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Wild Child (2023)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Soundtrack to Your Escape (The Quiet Place Version) (2022)
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Melodic death metal band from Graz, Austria, formed in 2017. Their releases including 'The Passing of Greed' and 'Speaker Of All Tongues' showcase their approach to the melodeath tradition from the Styrian metal scene.
Melodic death-groove metal band from Murcia, Spain, formed in 2014. They blend melodic guitar work with heavy grooves and death metal aggression.
Heavy and power metal band from Stockholm and Gothenburg, active since 2022. Crowne delivers polished, arena-ready traditional metal drawing from Sweden's rich metal heritage.
Thrash metal band from Moscow, one of the longest-running Russian thrash acts with roots stretching to 1993. Crownear has survived over three decades of upheaval to remain a fixture of the Moscow thrash scene.
Progressive doom metal band from Maidstone, England, formed in 2015. They blend progressive complexity with crushing doom from the Garden of England.
Groove metal and metalcore band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2017. They blend heavy grooves with metalcore dynamics from the Rhineland.
Heavy metal band from London, formed in 2015. They deliver classic heavy metal from the English capital.
Heavy thrash band from Verbania on Lake Maggiore, active since 2014. Crownlake delivers sharp metal riffing from the scenic Piedmontese lakeside.
Symphonic gothic power metal band from Madrid, Spain, emerging in 2025. They create grand, orchestral metal with dramatic vocal performances.
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