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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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Heavy metal band from Varna, Bulgaria, on the Black Sea coast. Their sound channels the classic traditions of European heavy metal with powerful riffs and commanding vocals, including the live recording Live 2020.
Thrash/heavy metal band from Valencia, Spain, active since 1994. Three decades of thunderous thrash and heavy metal make them one of the longest-running metal acts in the Valencian Community.
Heryos is a progressive doom/heavy metal act from Aosta, Italy, active since 2023 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
Bred in Quimper's underground, this act delivers brutal epic heavy metal since 2015. Twin-guitar harmonies and commanding vocals characterize their sound.
Hess is a traditional heavy metal band from Rosario, Argentina led by vocalist Melani Hess, who originally formed the project in 2010 as a tribute to classic acts such as Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest. The band released their debut album "Hagalaz" in October 2014, followed by the full-length "Harpokrates" in 2019, with the current lineup also featuring guitarist Ariel Schefer and lead guitarist Diego Schmidhalter.
Out of Wichita since 2018, Hess n Hell deal in the bruising overlap between doom's slow grind, groove metal swagger, and classic heavy riffing. Their sound is blunt and earthy, built for low-ceilinged venues and speakers pushed past their limits.
Portland, Maine's Hessian carry the banner of traditional heavy metal with the roughhewn conviction of a band uninterested in trends. Active since 2014, they write the kind of riff-forward music that feels like it emerged fully formed from a forgotten decade.
Heavy metal band from Ourense, Spain, active since 2007. Named after the Greek goddess of the hearth, they deliver nearly two decades of traditional heavy metal from inland Galicia.
Thrash/heavy metal band from Pilsen, Czech Republic, active since 2019. Their muscular thrash delivers crushing heaviness from the same city known for its legendary beer and metallic fury.
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