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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Heavy metal band from Dublin, Ireland with roots going back to 1996. They are among the longest-running heavy metal acts in the Irish scene.
Heavy metal and power metal band from Vantaa, Finland active since 2009. They bring melodic, powerful metal from the greater Helsinki area.
Heavy metal band from Paris, France formed in 2020. They bring classic heavy metal energy from the French capital.
Heavy/power metal band with folk influences from Hassfurt in Franconia, Germany, blending traditional melodies with metal power since 2013. Their genre-crossing approach weaves folk elements into a heavy and power metal framework.
Out of Nags Head on the Outer Banks, Elephant play epic heavy metal shaped by the wide Atlantic horizons of their coastal North Carolina home — formed in 2018, they bring genuine weight to a style that rewards it.
Baker City, Oregon's Eleven .44 play hard rock-flavored heavy metal from one of the most remote corners of the American West, a band shaped by small-town grit and formed in 2018 far from any major scene.
Rochester, New York's Elfspell conjure epic doom and traditional heavy metal with a mythological scale, their sound since 2015 built on massive clean vocals, crushing riffs, and a commitment to the genre's most grandiose traditions.
Rising from the volcanic terrain of Volcano, Hawaii, Eliptic bring a traditional heavy metal sensibility to one of the most geographically isolated scenes in the country, forging songs that feel both timeless and distinctly apart.
Heavy/groove metal vocalist from Barcelona, Spain, known for her powerful voice across multiple projects since 2013. Elisa C. Martin's solo work channels the commanding energy and melodic range that define her contributions to the European metal scene.
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