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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Heavy metal band from Donostia-San Sebastian in the Basque Country, formed in 2017 and named after the mythological chimera. Their sound channels classic heavy metal power from the Basque cultural heartland.
Heavy/power/thrash metal band from Emmendingen near Freiburg, formed in 2015 and living up to their name with energetic, riff-driven metal that spans multiple classic subgenres. Their versatile approach pulls from power metal's grandeur, thrash's speed, and heavy metal's anthemic hooks.
Hamburg heavy metal veterans active since 1994, representing over three decades of traditional metal from Germany's northern port city. Their enduring presence in the Hamburg scene marks them as one of the city's longest-running metal acts.
Fullerton, California's Kilimanjaro plant their flag firmly in traditional heavy metal, delivering riff-forward songs steeped in the genre's classic vocabulary. Active since 2010, they favor hooks and power over gimmick.
Formed in 2020 in Alma, Michigan, Kiljin play heavy metal with a small-town directness — no frills, no pretense, just guitars built to move a room. Their approach owes more to the blue-collar Midwest than to any coastal trend.
Self-described 'bloody raw and melodic heavy metal/hard rock act straight from the heart of nowhere,' Kill City Kills hail from Saint Petersburg and have been active since 2018. Their discography includes Badlands I, Children of the Dark, and Escape into the Night, combining raw heavy metal aggression with melodic hard rock hooks.
Kill Devil Hill is an American heavy metal supergroup assembled in 2011, anchored by Pantera bassist Rex Brown and Black Sabbath/Dio drummer Vinny Appice alongside vocalist Dewey Bragg and guitarist Mark Zavon. The band released a self-titled debut in 2012 and Revolution Rise in 2013, drawing on a classic heavy rock template shaped by the members' histories in foundational metal bands. Subsequent lineup changes — including the departure of Appice and later Brown — continued through the band's third album Seas of Oblivion in 2023.
Heavy metal band from Manchester, active since 2014 and rooted in the traditional heavy metal sound that has long thrived in the UK. Their approach channels classic riff-driven metal with an emphasis on melody and power.
Milan, Italy — heavy metal and stoner metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2022, they deal in desert-baked tonality and psychedelic haze over lumbering rhythms. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
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