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Eschatology of War (2021)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Heavy metal band from Ingolstadt, Germany, emerging in 2025. They deliver fresh classic heavy metal energy from the heart of Bavaria.
Heavy metal band from Seville, Spain, active since 2006. They forge classic heavy metal with strong riffs and driving energy from the Andalusian capital.
Heavy metal band from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, formed in 2023. They deliver classic heavy metal from the Canary Islands.
Instrumental melodic heavy metal project from Kernersville, North Carolina, treating the guitar as the sole vocal voice in place of a singer.
Veteran heavy/power metal band from San Diego, California active since 1992 who persevered through the grunge era and went on to open for Iron Maiden, Dio, and Judas Priest, anchored by vocalist Sean Peck and guitarist Dave Garcia.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Orahovica, Croatia, formed in 2022. Cageheart channels classic metal energy with sharp riffing and an old-school sensibility.
Heavy metal band from Erfurt, Germany, emerging in 2025. They channel classic heavy metal energy from the Thuringian capital.
Ohio heavy metal band whose lone demo surfaced in 1989 before the group quietly dissolved, leaving behind a cassette-only snapshot of late-80s underground metal.
Melodic death metal band from Hennef, Germany, active since 2006. They blend the melodic sensibility of Scandinavian-style death metal with heavy metal power.
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