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The Fear (2022)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Dial Tone (2022)
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Heavy/power metal band from Elassona in Thessaly, active since 2008 and delivering the melodic power and driving riffs that define the traditional power metal sound. Their approach blends heavy metal's classic energy with power metal's soaring ambition.
Heavy metal band from Bilbao in the Basque Country, formed in 2022 and delivering nuclear-powered traditional metal from Spain's industrial north. Their compound name suggests the hellish intensity of their heavy riffing.
Heavy metal band from Avila in Castile and Leon, active since 2013 and delivering classic metal from one of Spain's most atmospheric medieval walled cities. Their fuel-inspired name matches the combustible energy of their sound.
Heavy metal band from Freiburg im Breisgau, active since 2010 and delivering riff-driven traditional metal from the southwestern German underground. Their sound draws from classic heavy metal's power and melodic sensibility.
Murfreesboro, Tennessee's Keymaster have been delivering classic heavy/power metal since 2005, with the kind of dual-guitar heroics, strong melodies, and earnest delivery that keeps traditional metal alive and vital.
Nijverdal-based heavy metal act, active since 2011 delivering old-school metal worship with genuine fire and conviction. Rooted in a country that punches well above its weight in extreme metal, classic riffs and commanding vocals anchor every track.
Heavy metal band from Kiel on Germany's Baltic coast, formed in 2019 and named after the witch from H.P. Lovecraft's fiction. Their sound channels traditional heavy metal through an occult, literary lens.
Grootebroek's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this heavy metal and thrash metal unit is among them — wielding Bay Area velocity married to Teutonic heaviness. Circle-pit fuel delivered with workmanlike consistency.
Melodic heavy metal band from the Rheintal region of Switzerland, formed in 2016 and crafting hook-driven compositions with soaring vocals and twin-guitar harmonies. Their sound channels the classic European heavy metal tradition.
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