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Featured Album
The Blind Leading The Blind (2019)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Blood Eagle (2017)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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German heavy metal and hard rock band from Böblingen, active since 2007. They bridge classic hard rock and heavy metal with nearly two decades of live experience.
French heavy/power metal band from Neuilly-Saint-Front in Picardy, formed in 2015. They deliver classic heavy and power metal from northern France.
Gothenburg-based doom metal act active since 2011, crafting monolithic compositions built on slow-burning riffs and an atmosphere of pervasive heaviness. Their patient approach to songwriting lets each chord ring with crushing finality.
German heavy/power metal band from Gescher, active since 1999. With over two decades in the scene, they are a veteran presence delivering anthemic heavy and power metal.
German heavy/power metal band from Straßberg, formed in 2022. They deliver classic heavy and power metal with soaring melodies and thunderous riffing.
Belonger is a heavy metal band from Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2016 by members Mauro Duarte, Jonas D. Rocha, and Carlos Fleury. The band draws on classic 1980s heavy metal and hard rock influences, including Iron Maiden, and released their debut EP "Crash & Burn" in 2019 followed by a self-titled full-length album in 2023. Their sound blends old-school heavy metal sensibilities with Christian-themed lyrical content.
German heavy metal act from Aschaffenburg, formed in 2015. They bring a distinctive character to traditional heavy metal from the Franconian-Bavarian border region.
Finnish heavy metal band from Espoo, formed in 2025. They bring fresh heavy metal energy to the Helsinki metropolitan area.
German heavy metal band from Geislingen, formed in 2024. They play traditional heavy metal with fresh energy from the Swabian Alb region.
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