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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Austin one-man instrumental metal project by David Menendez ranging freely across thrash, doom, black, and progressive metal, treating each release as a genre-spanning compositional exercise.
Heavy and stoner metal band from the Antrim/Armagh area of Northern Ireland, formed in 2015. They blend classic heavy metal with stoner grooves.
Auburn, New Hampshire traditional heavy metal band drawing from the classic early-1980s American metal and NWOBHM blueprint, emphasizing melody, power, and unadorned song craft.
Black, heavy, and speed metal band from Turnov, Czech Republic, active since 2013. Their sound fuses first-wave black metal darkness with the velocity of speed metal and the power of traditional heavy metal.
Heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2021. They deliver classic heavy metal from the Finnish capital.
Oakland heavy metal band rooted in traditional metal songwriting and hard-rocking riff craft, drawing from the deep well of classic American and British heavy metal.
Heavy metal band from Tunes in the Algarve, formed in 2021. Cavilha delivers traditional metal from the sunny southernmost region of Portugal.
Cavina is a heavy metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2014 by brothers Eduardo Cavina (vocals, bass) and Matteus Cavina (guitar). Their self-titled debut EP was released on August 28, 2014, recorded at Estúdio Lamparina in São Paulo, and conceived as the first act of a larger conceptual work exploring themes of society and human civilization.
Cazador Nocturno is a heavy metal band from San José, Costa Rica, formed in 2000. The band released their debut full-length Al fin del tiempo in 2019, followed by the EP Pecador in 2022, a recording tracked at Apex Studios in Escazú with mixing and mastering handled at Lúcuma Studios in Cartago. Their music draws on traditional heavy metal songwriting developed over more than two decades on the San José scene.
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