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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Warsaw-based stoner metal outfit active since 2016, building their sound on thick, fuzz-drenched riffs and a laid-back, groove-heavy approach to heavy music. Their compositions channel the warmth of 1970s proto-metal through walls of modern distortion.
Finnish heavy/black/speed metal band from Hyvinkää, formed in 2018. They draw from three classic metal traditions for a fast, dark, and powerful sound.
German heavy metal band from Paderborn, formed in 2013. They play classic heavy metal with a thorny edge from the Westphalian university city.
Finnish heavy/stoner/death metal band from Tampere, formed in 2014. They blend three metal styles into a royal, riff-heavy assault from Finland's industrial heartland.
Spanish heavy/power metal band from Zaragoza, formed in 2013. They play anthemic heavy and power metal from the Aragonese capital.
Black Side is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Haedo, in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, who have been active since 2007. Over the course of their career they have released four albums — De que manera terminar (2007), Evolución (2009), Take Me Away (2014), and Atlantis (2017) — building a steady following in the Argentine heavy rock underground.
Heavy/doom metal and punk band from Southend-on-Sea, active since 2016, blending Godflesh, Celtic Frost, Black Flag, and Gary Numan into an industrial-tinged assault. Their prolific catalog from Corpsemeat through Death Is Forever delivers building-shaking riffs with uncompromising intensity.
Power metal outfit from Athens, formed in 2013. Their sound combines high-register vocals with twin-guitar harmonies and double-bass drumming in the grand tradition of melodic heavy metal.
Palermo-based southern metal act active since 2018, injecting blues-influenced swagger and whiskey-soaked groove into their heavy, riff-driven sound. Their music channels the spirit of American Southern rock and metal through a Italian perspective.
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