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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Baltimore's Lofton have been trafficking in no-frills heavy metal and hard rock since 2014, building a reputation on honest songwriting and muscular live performances.
Logos was a Buenos Aires heavy metal band founded in 1990 by Alberto Zamarbide, Miguel Roldán, and Adrián Cenci — veterans of the pioneering Argentine act V8 — who released five studio albums including the debut La industria del poder (1993) and Generación mutante (1995), the latter produced by Rudy Sarzo of Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. The band reunited in 2004 after a six-year hiatus, releasing Plan mundial para la destrucción (2006) and A través de los tiempos (2009) before disbanding in 2013.
German heavy metal band from the Kerpen/Cologne area, delivering classic heavy metal since 2017. Their sound channels the lone-wolf spirit of traditional metal through powerful riffs and anthemic songwriting.
Swedish melodic heavy metal/rock band from Boras, crafting emotionally resonant anthems since 2014. Their sentimental name captures the yearning, emotive character of their melodic approach.
Lonewolf was formed in France in 1992 by vocalist and guitarist Jens Börner, dissolving in 1996 before reforming in 2000 with a renewed focus on speed and heavy metal in the tradition of Running Wild and Grave Digger. The band has since released a prolific string of albums on Massacre Records, among them The Dark Crusade (2009), Cult of Steel (2014), and Division Hades (2020). With over a dozen studio records spanning three decades, they stand as one of the most consistent practitioners of European speed metal to emerge from France.
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.
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