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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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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.
Heavy metal band from Porto Alegre that began rehearsing in the metropolitan region in 2012, built around vocalist Ricardo Janke and guitarist Rogério Reis, who also produced all the band's recordings. Their album Awakening Protocol explores dystopian themes about the conflict between human nature and technological advancement, with Janke alternating clean and aggressive vocals over arrangements influenced by Megadeth and Iron Maiden.
Heavy/power metal band from Pijnacker, the Netherlands, active since 2017. Their approach delivers anthemic heavy and power metal from the South Holland town.
Riverside Syndicate is a heavy metal band from Heinola in the Päijänne Tavastia region of Finland, formed in 2014. The band delivers traditional heavy metal from the small Finnish lakeside town.
Rivette is a heavy metal band from Jyväskylä in central Finland, formed in 2015. The band delivers classic heavy metal from the university city in the Finnish lake district.
Rizon is a melodic heavy and power metal band from Dübendorf near Zürich, Switzerland, formed in 2014. The band delivers soaring melodies and powerful dual-guitar work in the classic European power metal tradition.
Road Crew is a heavy metal and hard rock band from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, formed in 2014. The band delivers classic-leaning metal and hard rock from southeastern France.
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