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Anthology (2022)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Obnoxious (2022)
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Featured Stoner Metal Album
Man Is Myth (Early Demos) (2017)
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Heavy metal band from Kuortane, Finland, formed in 2023. They deliver classic heavy metal energy from the rural Ostrobothnian countryside.
Heavy metal band from Joensuu, Finland, emerging in 2025. They channel classic heavy metal power from eastern Finland.
Heavy metal band from Nieuw Vennep, North Holland, formed in 2020. Cobra Spell delivers flashy, '80s-inspired traditional heavy metal with a glam edge.
Heavy metal band from Augustdorf, Germany, formed in 2020. They deliver hard-hitting, riff-driven heavy metal from the Teutoburg Forest region of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Oakland, California thrash and heavy metal band Cobweb pull from the Bay Area's legendary thrash tradition while keeping one foot in classic metal territory. Their music has the gritty, street-level intensity that Oakland's underground is known for.
Speed-thrash band from Ferrara, formed in 2019. Cocaine Cowboys plays wild, high-velocity thrash and speed metal with outlaw attitude from Emilia-Romagna.
NWOBHM heavy metal band from London, active since 2000. Originally an East End punk band in the late 1970s, Cockney Rejects transitioned into heavy metal, becoming part of the NWOBHM movement.
Sterling Heights, Michigan progressive and power metal band Coda blend melodic ambition with technical craft, reflecting the Detroit area's underappreciated progressive metal tradition. Their sound moves between arena-ready power and complex structural dynamics.
Toms River, New Jersey heavy metal band Code of Silence work in the classic mold, delivering straightforward riffs and powerful hooks with the Jersey Shore's blue-collar metal sensibility. They're a dependable force in the central NJ underground.
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