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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Head Cage (2018)
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Heavy Metal outfit rooted in Civitavecchia (Rome), channeling raw underground intensity since 2018. Riff-heavy compositions and memorable hooks form the core of their output.
Heavy metal band from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, active since 2016. Their name meaning 'Sons of Cain,' they deliver powerful traditional metal from the Barcelona metropolitan area.
Heavy metal band from Cuellar, Spain, active since 2014. Their sound channels classic heavy metal energy from the ancient walled town of Castilla y Leon.
Oklahoma City's Hills of Tyburn evoke the gallows grounds of old London in their name and bring a similarly dark, dramatic quality to their heavy and power metal. Since 2012, they've leaned into the theatrical sweep of the power metal tradition while keeping one foot planted in classic heavy metal firmness.
Himmelstorm is a melodic heavy metal/rock band from Norway, active since 2018 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
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Heavy/thrash metal band from Fuerteventura, Spain, formed in 2025. Their powerful sound brings heavy and thrash metal to the volcanic Canary Island landscape.
Spanish band from Oiartzun, formed in 2025, spanning heavy metal and melodic hard rock. Their versatile approach blends metal heaviness with accessible rock melodies from the Basque Country.
Hiroshima is a heavy metal band from Olsztyn, Poland, active since 2011 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
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