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Melodic power metal band from Tampere, active since 2014 and delivering a decade of soaring, anthem-driven compositions. Their warlike name channels the combative spirit of European power metal.
Madrid melodic heavy metal/hard rock band active since 1993, representing over three decades of riff-driven composition from Spain's capital. Their longevity makes them veterans of the Spanish melodic metal scene.
Groove/thrash metal band from Nuremberg, active since 2014 and delivering beast-mode heaviness from the heart of Franconia. Their decade of output channels thick, powerful riffs with an aggressive, larger-than-life presence.
Roman progressive metal band with a legacy spanning over two decades, featuring Diego Marchesi on vocals alongside Diego Cafolla and Ivan Nastasi on guitars. Their 2024 album Hopium on CD and limited vinyl fuses profound introspection with melodic intensity, continuing a catalog of eclectic progressive rock and metal.
Heavy/power metal band from Nice, formed in 2019 and delivering crowned, anthemic compositions from the French Riviera. Their regal name matches the majestic grandeur of their power metal.
Black metal band from the remote town of Ranua in Finnish Lapland, active since 2002 and channeling over two decades of Arctic darkness. Their isolation in the far north infuses their black metal with genuine desolation and cold.
When Kingdom of Angmar emerged in 2023 out of Hungary, they brought with them a sound rooted in atmospheric black metal and black metal — all frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Black/thrash metal band from Thuringia in central Germany, formed in 2018 and channeling dark, violent energy through blackened thrash ferocity. Their name and sound evoke brutal medieval imagery.
Wielding brutal death metal and death metal as their weapon, this Polish outfit from Kętrzyn has been refining their craft since 2025. Their sound hinges on suffocating heaviness anchored by rumbling low-end, delivered with punishing consistency.
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