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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Featured Groove Metal Album
State Of Unrest (2023)
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Second Chapter blend heavy and stoner metal from the German underground, combining traditional metal's riffing power with stoner's hazy, laid-back groove. Their name suggests a narrative of reinvention and new beginnings.
Argenta's Second Skin blend groove and heavy metal from the Ferrara countryside since 2021. Their Emilian origins and transformative name suggest music that reveals hidden layers beneath its initial surface.
Secret Salt Squad play heavy metal from the Hanseatic city of Luneburg, bringing traditional metal energy to the Lower Saxon heath country. Formed in 2023, their unusual name hints at a playful spirit beneath their metal foundation.
Los Angeles heavy metal act Secular Stranger draw from the classic tradition without surrendering to nostalgia — their music has the weight and craft of the genre's foundational era filtered through a contemporary perspective. Since forming in 2014, they've pursued a style that prioritizes strong songwriting and muscular riffs over either retro cosplay or modern reinvention.
Detroit's Seduce bring a heavy and power metal sensibility to a city with deep roots in hard-driving rock and metal, coupling soaring vocal delivery with thick, riff-driven arrangements. Formed in 2021, they occupy the classic end of the American metal tradition, drawing energy from both the melodic ambitions of power metal and the raw force of traditional heavy metal.
Charlotte, North Carolina's Seducer have been at it since 2004, blending the swagger of traditional heavy metal with the edge and velocity of thrash into a sound that's never fully one thing or the other. Their longevity in the Carolina underground reflects a band that's earned its following through consistent gigging and a songwriting approach grounded in the power of the riff.
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Segmentia deliver melodic heavy metal from the Ostrobothnian city of Seinajoki, combining classic metal melodies with segmented, dynamic arrangements. Formed in 2023, they bring fresh melodic energy to the western Finnish scene.
Murmansk's Seids play heavy metal from the Arctic port since 2014. Named for the sacred Sámi stone formations, their Kola Peninsula origins channel indigenous Arctic spirituality into traditional metal.
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