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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Eden Burns work the groove-heavy end of heavy metal with a muscular, no-nonsense approach, formed in Bowie in 2020 with enough swing in the riffs to keep heads moving.
Erie, Pennsylvania's Eden on Fire are a 2023 heavy metal outfit carrying the torch for the genre's classic forms — a new band from the Great Lakes region with old instincts.
Eden Seed is a heavy/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2016 by guitarist Gisele Marie Rocha, who gained international attention as one of the first Muslim women to front a recorded heavy/thrash metal act. The band released their debut full-length "Age of Creation" in April 2018, a record blending classic heavy metal with thrash and progressive elements.
Heavy metal and symphonic metal band from Pont-a-Mousson, France active since 2011. They blend classical orchestral elements with melodic heavy metal from the Lorraine region.
Heavy metal, speed metal, and thrash band from Dublin, Ireland active since 2012. They deliver high-velocity metal from the Irish capital.
Melodic heavy metal act from Valencia, Spain, delivering hook-driven, powerful compositions since 2021. Their approach channels the classic melodic metal tradition with a distinctly Spanish character.
Heavy, progressive metal and metalcore act from Berlin, Germany, blending technical ambition with aggressive energy since 2014. Their genre-spanning approach combines the cerebral depth of progressive metal with metalcore's visceral impact.
Atlanta's Edge of Forever have been keeping thrash metal's fires burning since 2011 — a Georgia band with a commitment to the genre's speed and aggression without chasing trends or softening edges.
Crafting their sound since 2022, this Region of Pomerania Heavy Metal and Thrash Metal outfit delivers crossover-tinged fury with punk's directness and metal's complexity. Their place within Poland's relentlessly productive underground speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
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