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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Spanish heavy metal band from Biscay in the Basque Country, active since 2009. With over a decade and a half of output, they are a fixture of the Basque heavy metal scene.
German power/heavy metal band from Bornum, formed in 2016. They deliver anthemic power metal with traditional heavy metal foundations from the Lower Saxon countryside.
NWOBHM-era heavy metal band from Lichfield, originally formed in 1980 and splitting in 1984 after releasing a cult 7-inch single. Their compilation It's About Time surfaced through High Vaultage in 2005, and they reunited for Brofest festival appearances in 2013 and 2014 after nearly thirty years away.
German heavy/power metal band from Cologne, active since 2005. They deliver commanding power metal with heavy metal foundations from the Rhineland.
New Jersey act Bastard Skull plays a hard-charging blend of heavy and thrash metal out of Bayonne, active since 2022 in the tradition of classic crossover-era riffing.
Thrash metal outfit from Råholt, formed in 2013. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.
Heavy metal outfit from Bologna, formed in 2018. Their material channels the spirit of iron-fisted riffing and anthemic songwriting that has defined heavy metal since its inception.
Heavy metal outfit from Portopalo di Capo Passero (Syracuse), formed in 2021. Their material channels the spirit of iron-fisted riffing and anthemic songwriting that has defined heavy metal since its inception.
Czech heavy metal band from Pečky, formed in 2018. They deliver traditional heavy metal with a modern edge rooted in the Czech underground scene.
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