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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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HeadQuaker is a thrash/heavy metal band from Sweden, active since 2017 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Headquakes is a heavy/power metal band from Vajont (Pordenone), Italy, active since 2016 and delivering soaring melodies, epic arrangements, and powerful vocals. The project channels the grandeur and ambition of power metal.
Headstrong is a heavy/power metal band from Nottingham, United Kingdom, active since 2017 and delivering soaring melodies, epic arrangements, and powerful vocals. The project channels the grandeur and ambition of power metal.
Las Vegas newcomers Headtrip formed in 2023 fusing traditional heavy metal foundations with the urgency of thrash, carrying on a classic twin-guitar attack suited to the neon desert. They arrive late to the game but with evident reverence for the genre's golden era.
Heavy metal/hard rock band from Aachen, Germany, formed in 2021. Their energetic sound blends the power of heavy metal with the swagger of classic hard rock from the westernmost city in Germany.
Rhode Island's Heart of the Unformed blend melodic death metal savagery with traditional heavy metal hooks and hard rock dynamics, creating a hybrid that's both accessible and genuinely heavy. The Barrington band has been refining this approach since 2020 with an ear for both aggression and melody.
Heavy metal band from Epfendorf, Germany, formed in 2015. Their hard-hitting approach delivers classic heavy metal with adrenaline-fueled energy from the Black Forest region.
Melodic heavy/power metal band from Siegen, Germany, active since 1994. With three decades of experience, they are one of the longest-running power metal acts in the Westphalian scene.
Heavy metal/rock band from Bad Homburg, Germany, active since 2002. Over two decades, they have built a consistent body of work blending heavy metal weight with rock accessibility from the Taunus hills.
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