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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Heavy metal band from Abtsgmund, Germany, formed in 2023. They deliver classic heavy metal from the rural Swabian countryside.
Corsário is a heavy metal and progressive metal band from Belém, Pará, Brazil, formed in 2016. The band describes itself as "Heavy/Prog da Amazônia para o Mundo" (Heavy/Prog from the Amazon to the World), blending traditional heavy metal with progressive elements rooted in the Amazon region's musical identity. They remain active and release music through Bandcamp.
Heavy metal project from Portugal, active since 2015. Coruja — Portuguese for 'owl' — delivers traditional metal with nocturnal themes.
Gothic and heavy metal band from Werlte in the Emsland, Germany, formed in 2020. They weave dark gothic atmospheres into a heavy metal framework from the rural northwest.
Groove and heavy metal band from Leon, Spain, emerging in 2025. They bring fresh groove-heavy metal energy to the Castilian scene.
Vancouver, WA doom and gothic metal band that fuses the melodrama of gothic metal with the heaviness of traditional doom. Their music is dark, theatrical, and drenched in atmosphere.
Progressive heavy metal band from Athens, Greece, emerging in 2025. They blend progressive complexity with heavy metal power from the Greek capital.
Heavy metal band from Alcala de Henares near Madrid, Spain, formed in 2018. They deliver classic heavy metal from the historic Complutense city.
Cottonmouth hit hard at the crossroads of hardcore, speed metal, and thrash, channeling the raw aggression of the midwest underground. They keep sets short and loud, favoring attack over subtlety.
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