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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Extreme Power Metal (2019)
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rosemary (2023)
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Cork's Slain by Crows merge black metal with experimental and heavy metal elements since 2022. Their name evokes a macabre rural image, and their eclectic approach defies easy categorization within the Irish scene.
Slammer are a heavy metal band formed in 2019, drawing on the hard rock and traditional metal traditions for a sound that favors melody and power over extremity. Their Bandcamp handle, hogslammer, suggests a personality as large as their riffs.
Slammer are an Altoona, Pennsylvania hard rock and heavy metal band formed in 2019, rooted in the blue-collar metal tradition that the state has long produced. They share a Bandcamp with their heavy metal counterparts, occupying a classic, no-frills approach to the genre.
Maastricht's Slavantas play heavy metal from the Limburg capital since 2014. Their name and southern Dutch origins at the crossroads of Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany reflect a border-region identity.
Seattle's Slave Traitor merge heavy metal's melodic muscle with doom's oppressive tempos, producing a sound that befits the Pacific Northwest's overcast, introspective atmosphere. Active since 2012, they bring traditional doom sensibilities to a city better known for grunge and post-metal.
Slavedown play southern metal and hard rock from Girona in Catalonia, channeling the groove-laden heaviness of the American South through a Mediterranean filter. Active since 2015, they bring Catalan swagger to the southern metal tradition.
Los Angeles heavy metal band formed in 2020, rooted in traditional metal sensibilities with a contemporary edge drawn from the city's long-running hard rock and metal culture. Slaven operate in classic heavy metal territory without veering into extreme subgenres.
Sleazer play heavy metal from Munster, channeling classic metal energy with the raw, louche swagger their name implies. Active since 2013, they bring traditional metal's riff-driven power to the Westphalian city.
Bowling Green, Ohio heavy metal band active since 2016, rooted in traditional heavy metal with an emphasis on direct, no-frills power riffing. Sledge represent the working-class Midwest metal aesthetic — straightforward, heavy, and unapologetic.
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