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Drawing from Borås's musical fabric, this Swedish act forges Power Metal built on fist-raising anthems built on speed and melody in equal measure. Every chorus reaches for the rafters with total devotion.
Grindcore act from Valencia, Spain formed in 2010, featuring members of Overnoise and other local bands. Their releases include the 2021 album Satan 1 Dios 0, delivering aggressive grindcore in the vein of Rotten Sound, Brutal Truth, and Napalm Death.
Sassari, Italy — death metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2026, they deal in punishing grooves interlocked with frenzied tremolo passages. Primal ferocity drives every note of their catalog.
Italian brutal death metal and death metal act, active since 2020 delivering HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition. Rooted in the Mediterranean peninsula's diverse metal ecosystem, their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.
Brutal death metal unit from Almeria, Spain that launched their extermination at the end of 2017. Their catalog includes the releases Wrapped in Suffering, Exalted Perversity, and Brutality and Depravity, channeling relentless sonic violence.
Heavy metal and power metal band from Riihimaki, Finland active since 2009. They deliver classic melodic metal from southern Finland.
Part of the Gothenburg school's homeland, this act channels groove metal with a focus on neck-snapping grooves and mid-tempo crushing power. Formed in 2017, based in Sundsvall, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
Laying down tracks since 2024, this Power Metal and Symphonic Metal outfit delivers orchestral grandeur married to heavy guitar-driven foundations. Their place within Poland's relentlessly productive underground speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Straddling the line between black metal and symphonic metal, this Italian actfrom Milan fuses lush keyboard atmospherics layered over crushing rhythmic power into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2019, and their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
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