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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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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.
Heavy metal band from Zurich, Switzerland, forging traditional metal with an Alpine edge since 2019. Their name, meaning "Echo from the Aathal," roots their sound in the Swiss landscape while delivering classic heavy metal riffs.
Out of Chesapeake, Virginia, Echoes of Solitude craft melodic heavy metal with an introspective character that suits their name — earnest and hook-driven, active since 2015.
Sparks, Nevada's Echopeople have been crafting heavy metal with a hard rock sensibility since 2007 — a working-class desert sound that doesn't overcomplicate what it wants to do.
Fort Wayne's Echosoul blend progressive and power metal into something ambitious and melodic, active since 2014 with a sound that favors technical development over brute force.
Viennese power and heavy metal band formed in 2020, drawing from the classic European power metal tradition with hard rock influences. Their sound combines melodic hooks with driving riffs in the spirit of Austria's long-standing metal heritage.
Melodic heavy/power metal act from Valencia, Spain, formed in 2024, blending harmonic richness with commanding riffs. Their approach channels the European power metal tradition with Mediterranean warmth.
Heavy metal and thrash band from Kozani in northern Greece, formed in 2023. They bring aggressive metal from the Macedonian highlands.
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