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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Head Cage (2018)
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Heavy metal band from Kalajoki in northern Finland, active since 2002. With over two decades of experience, they are veterans of Finland's northern heavy metal scene.
Heavy metal band from Turku, Finland active since 2011. They deliver straightforward heavy metal from Finland's former capital.
Wielding heavy metal as their weapon, this Italian outfit from Sassari has been refining their craft since 2024. Their sound hinges on leather-and-studs authenticity in a modern framework, delivered with unwavering intensity.
Heavy metal newcomers from Allentown, Pennsylvania, Endzone launched in 2023 with a hard rock-inflected sound rooted in traditional metal grit. Their no-frills approach channels the blue-collar working-class energy of their rust-belt home turf.
From the small farming community of Mapleton, Minnesota, Enemy X punches well above its small-town origins with a heavy groove metal sound forged in 2022. Their music carries the raw, unpretentious heaviness of the rural Midwest.
Melodic heavy metal band from Dusseldorf, Germany, delivering hook-driven, powerful compositions since 2006. Their two-decade career reflects enduring dedication to the melodic heavy metal craft from one of Germany's major cities.
Chicago's Energy Vampires arrived in 2025 with a heavy and power metal hybrid that sinks its teeth into soaring melodies and muscular riffwork. Fresh out of the gate, they bring a theatrical bite to the Windy City's metal underground.
Heavy metal band from Saint-Dizier in Champagne, France active since 2014. They carry the heavy metal flame from northeastern France.
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania's Enfilade brings a traditional heavy metal edge to the Pennsylvania underground, drawing on classic genre foundations with a straightforward, riff-driven attack. Active since 2011, they keep the classic metal flame burning in the state's less-heralded mid-region.
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