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Eschatology of War (2021)
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Evidence (2023)
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Boston's Earthlore moves through psychedelic heavy metal, stoner, and doom with the measured confidence of a band that knows the territory — formed in 2019 and building something warmer and more textured than pure doom alone.
Straddling the line between heavy metal and power metal, this Italian actfrom Sarzana (La Spezia) fuses uplifting harmonic progressions and virtuosic instrumental interplay into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2012, and anthemic choruses and virtuosic solos define their approach.
Heavy metal and thrash band from Salo, Finland formed in 2019. They bring classic heavy metal power with a thrash edge from southwestern Finland.
Rising from Gothenburg's metal underground, this Swedish act forges Heavy Metal and Progressive Metal built on genre-bending ambition that refuses easy categorization. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Heavy metal and power metal band from Northeast England, formed in 2021. They bring epic, powerful metal from the north of England.
Heavy metal band from Zagreb, Croatia active since 2006. With nearly two decades of history, they are fixtures of the Croatian heavy metal scene.
Austrian heavy metal outfit from Graz whose sound has evolved from hard rock origins into heavier, more aggressive territory. Their catalog includes albums "Moonburnt" and "Taurus," with the band declaring themselves now "deadlier than thousand guns."
Black, doom, and heavy metal band from Petacciato in Molise, Italy formed in 2019. They blend multiple dark metal styles from one of Italy's least populated regions.
Doom and heavy metal band from France formed in 2017, blending traditional heavy metal and epic doom in the vein of Candlemass and Tony Martin-era Black Sabbath. Their 2024 third album Ecclesia Militans on Aural Music explores medieval witch-hunting themes with sinister organ-driven atmospherics.
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