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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Ad Astra (2025)
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Featured Stoner Metal Album
Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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German heavy metal band from Attendorn, formed in 2020. They play classic heavy metal drawing from the rich Sauerland regional metal tradition.
Since 2021, this Portuguese heavy metal act has kept the flame of traditional metal burning from Cascais. Their sound is built on the genre's bedrock: powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and unwavering commitment.
Heavy metal outfit from Zalaegerszeg, formed in 2011. Their material channels the spirit of iron-fisted riffing and anthemic songwriting that has defined heavy metal since its inception.
Finnish heavy metal and hard rock band from Pori, formed in 2015. They bridge heavy metal and hard rock from the western Finnish coast.
German heavy metal band from Mölln in Schleswig-Holstein, formed in 2017. They play powerful traditional heavy metal from the North German lake district.
Spanish heavy metal band from Alcalá de Henares near Madrid, formed in 2017. They play classic heavy metal from the historic Cervantes birthplace east of the capital.
Heavy metal outfit from Trnovo, formed in 2019. Their material channels the spirit of iron-fisted riffing and anthemic songwriting that has defined heavy metal since its inception.
Heavy/stoner metal band from Liverpool, active since 2010. They deliver riff-driven heaviness rooted in the stoner metal tradition from Merseyside's underground music scene.
Since 2012, this Swedish heavy metal act has kept the flame of traditional metal burning from Falun. Their sound is built on the genre's bedrock: powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and unwavering commitment.
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