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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
Featured Grindcore Album
Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Heavy metal band from Jouy-le-Moutier in the Paris suburbs, formed in 2024 and delivering classic, riff-driven metal. Their sound channels traditional heavy metal's timeless energy from the Ile-de-France region.
The Ukrainian city of Kyiv serves as headquarters for this heavy metal operation, whose arsenal includes leather-and-studs authenticity in a modern framework. The spirit of NWOBHM burns bright in their songwriting.
Debrecen's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this heavy metal unit is among them — wielding galloping rhythms and fist-pumping anthems. Melody and muscle share equal billing in their compositions.
Heavy metal band from Liberec in the Czech Republic, formed in 2025 and named after the legendary mountain spirit Krakonos of the Krkonose mountains. Their sound channels traditional heavy metal with a nod to Czech folklore and mountain mythology.
Heavy metal band from Palencia in Castile and Leon, formed in 2026 and representing the newest generation of Spanish traditional metal. Their sound channels classic heavy metal's timeless riff-driven power.
Heavy metal band from Bruhl near Cologne, formed in 2021 and delivering classic riff-driven metal with conviction. Their sound channels traditional heavy metal's anthemic power.
When Krell emerged in 2021 from Bologna, they brought with them a sound rooted in heavy metal — all Maiden-esque gallops and Priest-inspired vocal histrionics. They play metal the way it was meant to be: loud, proud, and unfiltered.
Proof that the underground never sleeps, this heavy metal and thrash metal act from Dąbrowa Górnicza traffics in crossover-tinged fury with punk's directness and metal's complexity. Since 2017, they've built a catalog that reflects Poland's relentlessly productive underground.
Psychedelic doom/heavy metal/hard rock band from the Kymi-Poitsila area, formed in 2021 and blending retro doom with trippy, mind-expanding elements. Their skull-themed name captures the death-obsessed psychedelia at the heart of their sound.
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