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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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Blackened heavy metal band from the Netherlands, formed in 2022, merging the darkness of black metal with traditional heavy metal's anthemic power. Their Latin name, meaning 'one who speaks before,' adds a prophetic edge.
Heavy and groove metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 1998, making them one of the longest-running metal acts in northern Greece. Nearly three decades of groove-laden heaviness mark them as veterans of the Thessaloniki scene.
Heavy metal band from Cullera, Spain, formed in 2011, putting theory into practice with riff-driven heavy metal from the Valencian coast. They deliver classic metal rooted in the European tradition.
Essen's Preacher has been delivering heavy metal sermons from the Ruhr Valley pulpit since 2014. Their no-frills approach to the genre carries the working-class authenticity of Germany's industrial heartland.
A newcomer out of Fargo, North Dakota, Prediction of the Witch emerged in 2024 pairing the swaggering, down-tuned weight of groove metal with the straightforward punch of traditional heavy metal. Their sound suggests a band more interested in hammering a riff into the ground than in subtlety — a blunt and deliberate approach befitting their ominous name.
A 2025 project from the alpine resort town of Samedan, Prefix channels classic heavy metal and hard rock through the rarefied air of the Engadin valley. Their remote Graubünden setting makes them one of the most geographically isolated metal acts in Switzerland.
This Arizona-based Prelude to Ruin occupies entirely different sonic territory from their California namesake, channeling the epic sweep of power metal alongside the classic sensibilities of traditional heavy metal. Formed in 2018, the band lean into grandiose song structures and anthemic guitar work, drawing from the heroic tradition of the genre without shying away from its larger-than-life ambitions.
A Chicago-based heavy metal outfit formed in 2018, Premonition traffic in the genre's classic fundamentals — meaty riffs, muscular rhythm playing, and a no-frills commitment to the craft that connects back to the form's blue-collar roots. Their Bandcamp presence under the "premonition613" moniker signals a band that has built their identity around the underground, playing the long game on their own terms.
Houston's Premonition cast a wide net across the harder end of American metal, blending groove metal's rhythmic menace with thrash's precision attack and the raw momentum of traditional heavy metal. Founded in 2018, they represent the Texas underground's appetite for metal that hits with physicality first, drawing from the region's deep well of heavy music that prizes impact over experimentation.
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