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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Experimental black/death/heavy metal band from Guildford, active since 2013, self-described pioneers of new-wave easy-listening metal. Performing under theatrical pseudonyms, they blend avant-garde extremity with deliberately absurdist humor.
Heavy metal outfit from Sweden, formed in 2009. Their material channels the spirit of iron-fisted riffing and anthemic songwriting that has defined heavy metal since its inception.
French heavy/stoner metal and hard rock band from Strasbourg, formed in 2020. They blend stoner metal with hard rock from the Alsatian capital.
Since 2023, this Italian thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Trieste. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
German heavy metal band from Berlin, formed in 2010. They play riff-driven traditional heavy metal from the capital's long-standing metal community.
German heavy/progressive metal band from Frankfurt, formed in 2013. They merge traditional heavy metal power with progressive metal's expansive structures.
London / Newcastle upon Tyne-based NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal act active since 2019, channeling the raw energy and twin-guitar attack of the late 1970s and early 1980s British heavy metal explosion. Their sound recalls the glory days of Iron Maiden, Saxon, and Diamond Head.
Črna na Koroškem-based heavy metal and hard rock outfit active since 2012, blending classic heavy metal riffing with the swagger and groove of hard rock. Their sound channels the spirit of 1970s and 1980s arena rock through crunchy guitar tones and hook-laden songwriting.
Leeds hard rock and heavy metal outfit whose catalog includes The Bastard EP, The Quick or the Damned, and Red Light Fever. Their riff-driven sound channels classic British hard rock energy with a modern edge.
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