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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Roman heavy metal act with roots stretching back to 1996, representing one of the capital's longer-running traditional metal presences. Their three decades of classic metal craftsmanship speak to an enduring devotion to the genre.
Los Angeles-based Rude Awakening traces a path from traditional heavy and power metal into heavier, groove-driven territory, with a sound that has toughened and thickened over time without abandoning its melodic instincts. Formed in 2021, they carry forward the city's long tradition of hard-hitting commercial-adjacent metal.
Rue Morgue is a heavy metal band from Ellerhoop in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, formed in 2017. Named after Edgar Allan Poe's famous fictional street, the band delivers traditional heavy metal from the north German countryside between Hamburg and the Elbe.
Austrian heavy and power metal band who appeared on the 1991 split compilation Rock from the Heart of Europe alongside Classica and Majesty, released on Breakin' Records. The band draw on a range of classic rock and metal influences and have maintained an active presence in the Central European rock and metal scene.
Heavy/thrash/black metal band from Iași, Romania, active since 2014. Their triple-genre approach delivers aggressive metal from the Moldavian capital.
Ruins of Time is a death/heavy/thrash metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 1997 by guitarist Christos Chatzikonstandinos and drummer Juan Araya. After disbanding in 2003, members went on to form Phidion and join Hostile Reaction, but their catalog remains available including their 1998 demo.
Boston's Rula Bula occupy the slow, suffocating space between doom and traditional heavy metal, pairing monolithic riffs with the kind of brooding weight that's been a Boston underground fixture since 2014.
Heavy metal band from Northern Ireland, active since 2013. Their long-running project delivers traditional heavy metal from the UK's smallest nation.
Milan heavy metal act formed in 2017, carrying the torch for classic metal traditions from Italy's largest city. Their commanding approach channels the authority and power of traditional heavy metal.
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