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The Blind Leading The Blind (2019)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Blood Eagle (2017)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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Seattle's Serpent Rider trade in epic heavy and doom metal — towering, slow-moving riffs anchored in classic doom traditions, carrying the Pacific Northwest's atmospheric weight with a sound that leans into grandeur and mythic heaviness since 2019.
Rome's Serpi in Seno play heavy metal with an Italian name meaning "serpents in the bosom" since 2023. This idiomatic expression for hidden treachery gives their traditional metal a distinctly Italian literary flavor.
Moscow's Servators play heavy metal from the Russian capital since 2010. Their Latin name meaning "preservers" channels the act of safeguarding into traditional metal compositions from Europe's largest city.
Gothenburg's Seven Circles pair progressive heavy and doom metal from Sweden's metal capital since 2013. Named for the seven circles of hell, their Dantean reference channels infernal descent into compositions of over a decade of ambitious, genre-blending heaviness.
Seven Lies play heavy and alternative metal from Helsinki, combining classic metal foundations with modern rock accessibility. Formed in 2020, they bring deceptive intensity to the Finnish capital's versatile metal scene.
San Francisco's Seven of Swords channel the Bay Area's rich thrash heritage through a lens of classic heavy metal energy, combining sharp, aggressive riffwork with a reverence for the melodic crunch of early-80s metal. Active since 2019, they bridge the gap between heads-down thrash fury and the hook-driven momentum of traditional heavy metal.
Ufa's Seven7side play heavy metal from the Bashkir capital since 2004. Over two decades from the Ural-Volga region, they have maintained a commitment to traditional metal at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.
Salt Lake City's Sevenpoint have been forging a path through heavy and power metal since 2016, drawing on the epic melodic sensibilities of the power metal tradition while grounding their sound in the hard-hitting fundamentals of traditional heavy metal. Their Utah roots inform a certain grand, wide-open quality to the music.
SevenRoom play heavy metal from Madrid, channeling classic metal energy from the Spanish capital. Active since 2016, they bring traditional metal fire to one of Europe's largest cities.
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