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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Featured Grindcore Album
Head Cage (2018)
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Heavy metal band from Bilbao in the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2017. They forge classic heavy metal from the industrial heart of the Basque region.
Heavy metal band from Camborne in Cornwall, England, formed in 2024. They deliver classic heavy metal from the English West Country.
NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal band from St. Columb Major in Cornwall, England, formed in 2016. They channel the spirit of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal from the Cornish countryside.
Melodic death-heavy metal band from Laihia, Finland, formed in 2021. They blend melodic death metal harmonies with classic heavy metal hooks.
Chainer is a New York speed and heavy metal act rooted in the traditional metal sounds of the 1980s, combining the raw energy of speed metal with the melodic directness of classic heavy metal. Their streamlined, riff-forward approach channels the no-frills aggression of the NWOBHM and early American metal.
Heavy metal band from Slagelse, Denmark, active since 2007. They forge classic heavy metal driven by powerful riffs from the western Zealand city.
ChainGunn is a heavy and speed metal band from Millers Creek, North Carolina, delivering straightforward, riff-driven material in the classic American underground metal tradition. Their sound reflects a no-nonsense approach to traditional heavy and speed metal with a Southern edge.
New York City heavy metal band Chainmail play classic-influenced metal rooted in the NWOBHM and American power metal traditions. Their sound emphasizes strong riffwork and melodic songwriting in a straightforward heavy metal vein.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Dormagen, Germany, formed in 2019. They combine the power of classic heavy metal with the aggressive edge of thrash from the Rhine lowlands.
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