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The Blind Leading The Blind (2019)
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Blood Eagle (2017)
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Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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Crust 'n' roll and heavy metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2022. Their unorthodox fusion of crusty punk grit with heavy metal swagger creates a uniquely Czech take on genre-bending extremity.
Drawing from Warsaw's metal heritage, this heavy metal outfit channels fierce energy since 2020. Riff-heavy compositions and memorable hooks form the core of their output.
Heavy Metal outfit rooted in Treviso, channeling savage underground intensity since 2025. Their sound draws on NWOBHM and classic metal traditions with conviction.
Michigan's Heksebrann — the name meaning "witch burning" in Norwegian — conjures cold, ritualistic black metal from the rural quiet of Bancroft. Their sound carries the chill of a Midwestern winter stripped down to bone and frost.
Bred in Athens's underground, this act delivers relentless heavy/gothic metal since 2024. Their sound draws on NWOBHM and classic metal traditions with conviction.
Epic heavy/power metal band from Wurmlingen, Germany, active since 2003. Over two decades, they have crafted grand, sweeping power metal compositions with an epic, heroic spirit from the Swabian countryside.
Houston newcomers Held in Orbit blend melodic heavy metal hooks with the angular punch of metalcore, arriving in 2023 with a sound that orbits the line between anthem and aggression. Their songs carry the epic sweep of classic metal filtered through a contemporary lens.
Helder Oliveira is a neoclassical/heavy metal/shred band from Moita, Portugal, active since 2014 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Helhorse is a Copenhagen, Denmark heavy metal and stoner-sludge band that evolved from an earlier project called Dødning, which formed in 2006. The band adopted the Helhorse name, drawn from a 19th-century poem by Danish writer Steen Steensen Blicher in which the ghost horse serves as an omen of death, and released their debut album For Wolves and Vultures in 2010. During their active years they shared stages with Black Label Society, Exodus, and Opeth, positioning themselves within the international heavy rock touring circuit. The band was active under the Helhorse name through approximately 2019.
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