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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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Michigan's Erotic Funeral has quietly cultivated a gothic doom sound from Hudsonville since 1995, blending the grandeur of gothic metal's melodic sensibility with the crushing weight of traditional doom in a way that feels genuinely elegiac. Three decades of existence have given the band time to refine an unmistakably mournful identity.
Heavy metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece active since 2009. They deliver classic heavy metal from Greece's second city.
The Norwegian city of Gravdal serves as headquarters for this folk metal, heavy metal, and speed metal operation, whose arsenal includes celebratory drinking-song energy fused with genuine heaviness. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Heavy metal band from Pedro Munoz in Ciudad Real province, Spain, formed in 2016. They represent the heavy metal spirit from the rural La Mancha heartland.
Heavy metal and power metal act from Granada, Spain active since 2012. They bring soaring melodies and powerful riffing from the Andalusian underground.
San Diego's Espionage threads progressive metal's structural ambition through a traditional heavy metal foundation, producing guitar-driven music that rewards close listening without sacrificing the direct impact of a well-executed riff. Formed in 2015, the band draws on the genre's history with genuine affection and craft.
The British city of Gloucester serves as headquarters for this heavy metal operation, whose arsenal includes leather-and-studs authenticity in a modern framework. The spirit of NWOBHM burns bright in their songwriting.
Melodic heavy metal band from Vienna, Austria, crafting hook-laden, dual-guitar driven metal with a classic European sensibility since 2018. Their sound balances power and melody in the tradition of the NWOBHM and continental heavy metal.
Active in Lecce since 2005, this Italian act forges Heavy Metal built on classic metal thunder with a modern edge. The production keeps things raw and honest — no frills, all metal.
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