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Death and sludge metal band from Plymouth, England active since 2012. Warcrab fuses death metal's brutality with sludge's crushing weight, delivering over a decade of heavy extremity from the Devon coast.
Death metal band from Moscow, Russia active since 2012. Warder delivers punishing death metal from the Russian capital with over a decade of underground dedication.
Belgian groove metal band formed in 2012, delivering heavy, riff-driven metal built on crushing rhythms and aggressive vocals. Wardogs bring a hard-hitting low-end attack rooted in the groove metal tradition.
Thrash metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland active since 2017, evolving from crossover thrash into grindcore and death metal territory. Wardomized has pushed their sound increasingly extreme while maintaining the aggressive energy of their crossover roots.
Power metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece active since 2012. Wardrum delivers the soaring vocals and epic compositions that define European power metal from Greece's second city.
Folk and ambient project from Bergen, Norway led by Einar Selvik, internationally renowned for their use of ancient Nordic instruments and Old Norse poetry. Wardruna's music draws deeply from Norse mythology and runic traditions, earning them global recognition including contributions to the Vikings television series.
Power, thrash, and speed metal band from Stuttgart, Germany formed in 2015. Warfair blends the melodic ambition of power metal with the velocity of thrash and speed metal into an energetic triple threat.
Melodic death and folk metal band from Tampere, Finland active since 2017. Warfarer blends the melodic traditions of Finnish death metal with folk elements, drawing from the rich heritage of Nordic music.
WARFECT formed in Uddevalla, Sweden in 2008, releasing their debut Depicting the Macabre in 2009 before fully consolidating their sound into sharp, Bay Area-influenced thrash on Exoneration Denied (2013). Signed to Napalm Records, the band has continued releasing records including Spectre of Devastation (2020), maintaining a consistent output within the Swedish thrash underground. Their approach draws from both American Bay Area riffing and the aggressive directness of classic Teutonic thrash.
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