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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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Risen from the ashes of Soul Inquisition. Active since 2000, making them one of Houston's longest-running doom acts.
Croatian doom/stoner/heavy metal and hard rock band from Rijeka, blending multiple rock and metal styles since 2016. Their versatile approach spans the spectrum from crushing doom to stoner grooves and hard rock energy.
French heavy metal band from Palluau, forging classic heavy metal since 2021. Their sound channels the genre's essential power through driving riffs and commanding performances.
Italian blackened epic heavy metal band from Sassari in Sardinia, forging grandiose, darkly majestic compositions since 2016. Their fantasy-inspired approach blends epic heavy metal grandeur with blackened atmospheric intensity.
New York's Lord Papus play heavy metal steeped in occult mysticism, channeling the ceremonial into driving, riff-led compositions since their 2023 formation.
Missouri's Lordchain have been grinding out heavy metal and hard rock from Caruthersville since 2002, a rare and tenacious presence in the region's heartland metal scene.
Swiss melodic power/speed/heavy metal band from Rickenbach bei Wil, forging galloping riffs and soaring melodies since 2015. Their sound channels classic European power metal traditions through high-energy speed metal and traditional heavy metal frameworks.
Madison's Lords of the Trident make theatrical, high-octane heavy and power metal with comic-book mythology and earnest commitment to hooks, anthems, and all things epic.
Spanish heavy/power metal band from Bernardos, forging muscular riffs and anthemic choruses since 2012. Their sound channels classic European heavy and power metal through a Castilian lens.
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