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Eschatology of War (2021)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Progressive heavy-thrash band from Turin, formed in 2016. Caravanseraj blends Balkan-influenced progressive elements with thrash aggression from Piedmont.
Power and heavy metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2014. They craft anthemic, melodic metal built on powerful vocal performances and driving guitar work.
Heavy metal band from Brunswick, Germany, formed in 2018. They deliver straightforward, riff-driven heavy metal with a hard-hitting, no-nonsense approach.
Juneau, Alaska thrash and heavy metal band formed around 2020 that released material independently before splitting up.
Albany, New York heavy metal band active since 2008, operating in the traditional metal vein as an independent act.
Czech heavy and thrash metal veterans from Zadverice-Rakova near Zlin, active since 1984. As one of the oldest metal bands in the Czech Republic, Cardiak have maintained a four-decade presence in the country's metal underground.
Heavy metal band from Brunswick, Germany, formed in 2018. They forge classic heavy metal built on powerful riffs, anthemic choruses, and traditional metal values.
Heavy metal band from Durham, England, active since 2011. They deliver classic heavy metal from the historic cathedral city in northeast England.
Cardynal is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, formed by members Ariel Varas (vocals), Daniel Arévalo (guitar), Gastón Rodríguez (bass), and Guillermo Bertinat (drums). The band released their debut album Intro in 2021, recorded at Estudio Bonus Track in Bahía Blanca, having previously released a self-titled EP in 2019.
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