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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
Featured Power Metal Album
Extreme Power Metal (2019)
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rosemary (2023)
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Strunkiin evolved from melodic death metal into atmospheric black metal, tracing a journey from harmonic aggression toward immersive, layered soundscapes. Active since 2016, they bring transformative intensity to the Finnish black metal scene.
Groove metal band from Uniontown, Ohio, formed in 2017, channeling the heavy, mid-paced attack of American groove metal with a name drawn from the lethal alkaloid strychnine.
New Jersey band formed in 2011 that began in death and thrash metal before transitioning toward deathcore, documented by Metal-Archives as progressing from death/thrash roots to a heavier breakdown-driven sound. They have built a following in the Northeast underground over their decade-plus of activity.
Saffle's Stykjarn merge metalcore, death, and thrash metal from the small Varmland town since 2009. Their Swedish name meaning "flat iron" channels the pressing weight of heated metal into over a decade of multi-genre compositions.
Death metal band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, formed in 2021, sharing a name with the Georgia thrash act but operating independently in the Pittsburgh underground with a focus on straightforward, brutal death metal.
Sala's Stuvemark deliver death metal from the historic Vastmanland silver-mining town since 2019. Their Swedish surname-derived name and mineral-extraction origins channel personal identity into compositions of subterranean extremity.
Sala's Stygian Ascent deliver epic melodic death metal from the Vastmanland silver town since 2013. Named for the River Styx of Greek mythology, over a decade of underworld-ascending compositions have risen from the depths of Sweden's mining country.
Stygian Creations deal in death metal from Hyvinkaa, channeling the dark waters of the River Styx through extreme compositions. Active since 2014, they bring underworld-created brutality to the Finnish death metal scene.
Kazan's Stygian Eternity pair melodic death and doom metal from the Tatar capital since 2013. Their name referencing the eternal River Styx channels the underworld's timelessness into compositions that merge melody with crushing weight from the Volga-Kama confluence.
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