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Featured Album
The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Ad Astra (2025)
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Featured Stoner Metal Album
Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Heavy metal band from Magescq in the Landes, France, formed in 2015. They forge classic heavy metal from the southwestern French pine forests.
Heavy metal, thrash metal, and hard rock band from the Retie/Mol area of Belgium, formed in 2025. They bring a raw blend of classic heavy metal power with thrash aggression and hard rock swagger from the Kempen region.
Heavy metal band from Wurzburg, Germany, active since 2012. They forge energetic, riff-driven heavy metal from the heart of Franconia.
Heavy metal band from Saratov on the Volga, active since 2014. Crash Test delivers straightforward traditional metal from the central Russian city.
Davenport, Iowa technical death metal act delivering the precision riffing and dense song construction the genre demands. Their material reflects the Midwest's quietly strong underground death metal tradition.
Heavy metal band from Umeå in northern Sweden, active since 1999. Crave has spent over a quarter century delivering traditional metal from the land of the midnight sun.
Heavy metal band from Bern, Switzerland, formed in 2021. They forge a classic heavy metal sound driven by powerful riffs, anthemic hooks, and the spirit of the genre's traditional roots.
Groove-heavy-thrash act from Uppsala, active since 2007. Crawley has spent nearly two decades delivering versatile, riff-driven metal from the historic university city.
Greensboro, Maryland heavy and thrash metal band delivering hard-hitting riffs with classic metal sensibility. They balance old-school aggression with tight, driving song structures.
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