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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Featured Groove Metal Album
State Of Unrest (2023)
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Danish heavy metal band from Vejle, forging traditional heavy metal since 2012. Their sound channels the genre's timeless power through driving riffs and energetic performances.
Middleton, Ohio's L.O.U.D. traffics in no-frills traditional heavy metal, keeping the genre's blue-collar grit front and center. Founded in 2012, their straight-ahead approach strips the genre back to pure riff-driven power.
German heavy/power metal band from Goslar trading under the name Lethal Oncoming Wrath since 2015. Their sound channels classic European power and heavy metal through muscular riffs and commanding vocals.
Italian heavy/doom metal band from Avellino, formed in 2017 and named after a Southern Italian witch figure. Their folkloric identity channels regional mythology through heavy, doom-laden metal.
Spanish progressive heavy metal band from Santurtzi, crafting ambitious, technically sophisticated compositions since 2016. Their approach expands traditional heavy metal through progressive structures and conceptual depth.
Out of Queens, New York, Lace bring a traditional heavy metal punch sharpened on the streets of New York City. Formed in 2016, they channel classic NWOBHM energy through a distinctly American lens.
Polish heavy metal band from Jaslo, forging classic heavy metal since 2012. Named after a lizard genus, their sound channels reptilian intensity through traditional metal riffing.
Portuguese heavy/doom/gothic metal band from Oeiras, blending three dark traditions since 2015. Their name, meaning 'tears,' captures the sorrowful, emotive character of their multi-genre approach.
Pittsburgh's Lady Beast have spent over a decade championing traditional heavy and power metal with muscular riffs and soaring vocals rooted in the classic NWOBHM tradition. Since 2012 they've been one of the Steel City's most reliably electrifying metal acts.
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