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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Charleston, Illinois' Eternal Champion inhabit the heavy, lumbering territory where doom-tinged metal meets hard rock simplicity. Active since 2013, they build their sound on thick riffs and an unpretentious relationship with the classics.
Sweden — groove metal and heavy metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2012, they deal in Pantera-descended heaviness with rhythmic swagger. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
When Eternal Flame emerged in 2020 from Enschede, they brought with them a sound rooted in heavy metal — all Maiden-esque gallops and Priest-inspired vocal histrionics. They play metal the way it was meant to be: loud, proud, and unfiltered.
Eternal Knight is a heavy metal band from Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, drawing on classic heavy metal with elements of thrash, power, and doom. The band released their debut full-length album "Flight of the Falcon" in 2023, following their earlier release "Road to Eternity" in 2021.
Rising from Taylorville, Illinois in 2021, Eternal Phoenix plays traditional heavy metal with a reverence for the form — anthemic riffs, soaring leads, and the stubborn spirit of the Midwest.
Arkhangelsk, Russia — heavy metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2017, they deal in NWOBHM-rooted riffing with timeless melodic hooks. Twin-guitar interplay and vocal power form the backbone of their sound.
Arlington's Eternal Torment started in classic heavy metal territory before sharpening into thrash and death — a DFW band that has consistently raised the stakes of its own aggression since 2015.
Minneapolis's Eternal Voyager sets sail on heavy/power metal seas since 2014, pairing soaring vocal melodies with muscular guitar work that carries the spirit of the great tradition across the prairies.
Heavy metal and progressive metal band from Metz/Thionville in Lorraine, France active since 2006. With nearly two decades of experience, they are a fixture of the northeastern French metal scene.
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