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Instorm is a heavy metal band from Liberec, Czech Republic, formed in 2018, channeling the spirit of classic European heavy metal through driving riffs and anthemic structures. The band draws energy from the mountainous Bohemian borderlands surrounding their northern Czech hometown.
Instructor are a heavy/thrash metal four-piece from Salzburg whose music addresses pain, isolation, and social anger through dark, German-language lyrics. The band describes itself as serious and substantive, releasing material independently through Backstage PRO and their own channels.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Helsinki, Finland formed in 2020. Their sound channels classic heavy metal and hard rock from the Finnish capital.
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Interceptor is a traditional heavy metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, who recorded their self-titled debut album at La Nave de Oseberg Studios between February and October 2014, releasing it in 2015 on Pacheco Records. The band contributed the track "La piel fría" to the Icarus Music compilation "Heavy metal: Código de honor" in 2016, and later appeared on the cassette and CD-R compilation "Nueva ola del heavy metal Argentino" in 2021. Their sound draws from classic speed and heavy metal in the style of the New Wave of Argentine Heavy Metal scene.
Interceptor is a traditional heavy metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, who recorded their self-titled debut album at La Nave de Oseberg Studios between February and October 2014, releasing it in 2015 on Pacheco Records. The band contributed the track "La piel fría" to the Icarus Music compilation "Heavy metal: Código de honor" in 2016, and later appeared on the cassette and CD-R compilation "Nueva ola del heavy metal Argentino" in 2021. Their sound draws from classic speed and heavy metal in the style of the New Wave of Argentine Heavy Metal scene.
Thrash/heavy metal band from Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, active since 2012. Their sound delivers thrash and heavy metal from Spain's Atlantic archipelago off the African coast.
Interror is a thrash/groove metal band from Veria, Greece, active since 2002 and blending thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch. The project delivers high-energy, riff-driven metal.
Into Denial is a progressive heavy metal band from Dortmund, Germany, formed in 2022, combining ambitious progressive structures with the power and directness of heavy metal. The band channels Dortmund's steel-town energy into dynamic, multi-layered compositions.
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