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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Heavy metal band from Narpio in Ostrobothnia, formed in 2024 and delivering traditional metal from Finland's Swedish-speaking coastal community. Their curatorial name suggests a carefully considered approach to classic heavy metal.
The Lithuanian city of Zarasai serves as headquarters for this heavy metal and progressive metal operation, whose arsenal includes Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Heavy/thrash metal band from Nemours south of Paris, formed in 2022 and channeling old-school thrash aggression with heavy metal muscle. Their sound draws from the classic thrash template with an emphasis on riff-driven intensity.
Symphonic heavy metal project from Germany, formed in 2021 and combining orchestral grandeur with traditional heavy metal power. Their compositions layer sweeping symphonic arrangements over heavy riffing.
Kybalion is a heavy metal band from Lanús, Buenos Aires, built around brothers Leonardo Fracchia (vocals/guitar) and Maximiliano Fracchia (drums), alongside guitarist Aldo Leipus and bassist Diego Moreno. The band released the full-length album "Hacete cargo" in 2004 on Del Imaginario Discos, and issued a live recording, "Live Sessions," in May 2024 through Black Metal Musicians Productions.
Heavy metal band from Avila, formed in 2022 and delivering classic, riff-driven metal from behind the medieval walls of one of Spain's most atmospheric cities. Their electricity-referencing name matches the high-voltage energy of their sound.
Heavy metal band from Osnabruck in Lower Saxony, active since 2014 and delivering riff-driven traditional metal with classic energy. Their decade of output represents a consistent presence in the northwestern German metal scene.
Heavy metal/hard rock project from Finland, formed in 2020 with a playful Finnish name riffing on Gene Simmons of KISS. Their tongue-in-cheek approach delivers classic heavy rock with a Finnish sense of humor.
Marche'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.
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