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Featured Album
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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Groove-heavy metal act from Trollhättan in western Sweden, formed in 2023. Chainsaw Holiday delivers riff-driven metal with a menacing edge.
Progressive heavy-thrash metal band from the Wadersloh area of Westphalia, Germany, emerging in 2025. They blend progressive complexity with the driving force of heavy and thrash metal.
New York heavy metal and doom act Chaka blend traditional heavy metal songwriting with the slower, heavier passages of doom metal. Their sound draws on classic American and British heavy metal foundations while incorporating a darker, more ponderous edge.
Heavy metal band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2018. They forge classic heavy metal built on strong riffs and anthemic hooks.
Colorado Springs, Colorado heavy metal band Chamber Mage play classic-influenced heavy metal with an emphasis on melodic songwriting and traditional song structures. Their music is rooted in the foundational American heavy metal sound of the 80s.
Heavy metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2020. They channel classic heavy metal power from the Spanish capital.
Heavy metal band from Sassari, Sardinia, formed in 2019. Changes brings traditional metal energy to the Mediterranean island's growing scene.
Progressive power metal band from Murcia, Spain, formed in 2022. They blend soaring power metal melodies with progressive complexity from southeastern Spain.
Heavy metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2013. They deliver classic heavy metal from the Greek capital.
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