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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Savagegroup play heavy metal from the Franconian town of Hochstadt an der Aisch, bringing traditional metal energy to the Bavarian countryside. Emerging in 2025, they represent the newest generation of German heavy metal.
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Thrash metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 1995, operating in the old-school Bay Area style with influences from Slayer, Testament, and Exodus. The band released No Hope in 2007, Serial Killers' Tales in 2017, and their third album Savant Attack in 2023 through Voice Music, the latter featuring a guest appearance by Fernanda Lira of Crypta.
Oakland, California's Saviours have been one of the Bay Area's most reliably heavy bands since 2005, fusing the fuzzed-out weight of stoner metal with the aggressive propulsion of thrash and the melodic confidence of classic heavy metal. Their records feel like desert highway riffs played at combat speed — sun-baked, riff-driven, and deeply indebted to the California heavy music tradition.
Heavy metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2017, featuring vocalist Carina Oliveira, guitarist Fernando Freak, and drummer Ramon Sena. The band released their debut EP Freakshow in 2018 as an independent release.
Formed in Salzburg in 1990, Scaffold played progressive thrash/heavy metal in the technical vein, drawing comparisons to acts like Toxik and Osiris, and released a demo titled "Your Chance Is Black" in 1991. They represent the progressive end of Austria's early-1990s thrash underground, blending full-fledged prog arrangements with thrashing aggression before disbanding.
Fermo's Scala Mercalli blend heavy and power metal with a name referencing the earthquake intensity scale since 2019. Their seismological moniker promises music of tectonic force from the Marche region.
Ostersund's Scamps have been playing heavy metal from the Jamtland capital since 1963, making them one of the oldest metal-adjacent acts in Swedish history. Over six decades of activity from the frozen interior have produced a truly singular legacy.
Scanner are a legendary German heavy/power metal band from Gelsenkirchen, part of the storied Ruhr Valley metal tradition that also produced acts like Helloween's contemporaries. Active since the late 1980s, they've built a catalog of high-energy power metal driven by soaring vocals and precise dual guitar work.
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