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The Blind Leading The Blind (2019)
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Blood Eagle (2017)
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Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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Speed/heavy metal band from Santos, São Paulo, formed in 2015 with a lineup built around an 80s-influenced sound drawing from Venom, Exciter, Running Wild, and Annihilator. Their debut single Hell On Ice appeared in 2016, followed by the self-released EP Phantom of the Night on November 4, 2019, recorded with vocalist/guitarist Leandro Dias, guitarist Rafael Serafini, bassist Johnny Oliveira, and drummer Breno Lopes.
Heavy/thrash metal band from Teesside, England, active since 2014. Their mythical name accompanies classic heavy and thrash metal from the industrial northeast.
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Riser is a heavy/thrash metal band from Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, formed in 2017. The band delivers aggressive heavy-thrash from the Baltic state's capital city.
Heavy metal band from Ourém, Portugal, active since 2017. Their approach delivers classic heavy metal from the central Portuguese town near Fátima.
Rising Glory is a heavy/power metal and hard rock band from Mönchengladbach in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2025. The band brings classic heavy metal anthems and power metal energy to the Lower Rhine region.
Hard rock/heavy metal band from Cagliari, Sardinia, formed in 2020. Their approach delivers classic heavy metal from the Sardinian capital.
Rising Steel is a heavy metal band from Grenoble in the French Alps, formed in 2015. The band delivers powerful traditional heavy metal from the Alpine city.
Rite is a heavy/stoner metal band from Mikkeli in eastern Finland, active since 2012. The band channels heavy, riff-driven stoner metal from the Savo lakeland.
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