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Featured Album
Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
Featured Grindcore Album
Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Groove-heavy-thrash act from Stockholm, formed in 2020. Carnareum delivers versatile, riff-driven metal from the Swedish capital.
Danvers, Massachusetts death metal band incorporating groove metal's rhythmic punch into their sound, favoring mid-paced brutality and thick, churning riff work since 2019.
Heavy metal band from Oldenburg, Germany, active since 2010. They deliver hard-hitting, riff-driven heavy metal from the Lower Saxon heartland.
A Syracuse heavy metal band with over two decades of momentum, delivering melodic, hard-hitting metal with a polished edge and strong songwriting rooted in the classic American heavy metal tradition.
Heavy metal band from Carmona near Seville, Spain, formed in 2014. They deliver classic heavy metal from the ancient Andalusian town.
Pittsburgh heavy metal outfit drawing on the city's blue-collar rock tradition to deliver punchy, riff-forward metal with a classic sensibility and the kind of no-frills directness the Steel City is known for.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Trier, Germany's oldest city, formed in 2017. They blend the power of traditional heavy metal with the aggressive edge of thrash.
Portsmouth, VA heavy metal outfit drawing on Virginia's understated but resilient metal scene, delivering straightforward, riff-driven material with a gritty, no-frills commitment to traditional heavy metal values.
Heavy metal band from Munster, Germany, active since 2009. They deliver classic heavy metal with strong riffs and driving energy from the Westphalian heartland.
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