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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Featured Groove Metal Album
State Of Unrest (2023)
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Heavy metal band from Oldenburg, Germany, formed in 2017. They forge classic heavy metal driven by powerful riffs and traditional metal sensibilities.
Dublin heavy metal band with roots stretching back to 1998. Celtic Legacy has been a stalwart of the Irish traditional heavy metal scene for over a quarter century, drawing on Celtic themes and classic metal structures.
Celtica is a heavy metal band from New York, working in a melodic traditional style rooted in classic 1980s American and European heavy metal, with hook-forward songwriting built around clean vocals and crunching mid-tempo riffs.
Cement Head is a doom and progressive metal band from Boulder, Colorado, combining the slow, heavy riff cycles of traditional doom with progressive arrangements and dynamic range drawn from classic heavy metal.
Cemetary is a heavy metal band from Center Line, Michigan, playing traditional metal with a no-frills Midwest sensibility rooted in classic hard rock and heavy metal, built around clean vocals and mid-tempo riffing.
Heavy metal band from Girona, Spain, formed in 2021. They deliver classic heavy metal from the northeastern Catalan city.
French heavy metal band with roots dating to 1982, making them one of the earliest heavy metal acts in France. They are pioneers of the French metal scene.
Heavy metal band from Albacete in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, formed in 2021. They channel classic heavy metal power from the central Spanish plains.
Central Power is a power and heavy metal band from Maryville, Tennessee, delivering anthemic, melodic heavy metal with soaring vocals, twin-guitar energy, and the uplifting drive of American traditional and power metal.
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