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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Soundtrack to Your Escape (The Quiet Place Version) (2022)
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Featured Heavy Metal Album
Borderland (2025)
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Heavy metal band from the Lucca/Massa area of Tuscany, Italy, formed in 2025. Named after the fairy king, their approach delivers classic heavy metal from the Tuscan-Ligurian borderlands.
Athens-based Obscurus Rex plays anthemic heavy metal with a melodic sensibility that draws from the classic European power metal tradition. Their hook-driven compositions and soaring vocal melodies reflect the Greek scene's enduring love affair with traditional metal.
Minneapolis's Obsession tap into heavy metal's classic blueprint — big hooks, driving riffs, and anthemic energy — and deliver it with a Midwestern directness that cuts straight to the bone. Formed in 2019, they're a throwback without ever feeling stuck in the past.
Tucson's Obsidion bring desert heat to power metal's soaring register, blending arena-ready heaviness with the melodic ambition of classic US power metal. Since 2017, they've been one of Arizona's sharpest acts in the genre.
Eindhoven heavy metal/hard rock act formed in 2024, the newest addition to a city with outsized metal credentials. Their classic approach draws from the foundational sounds of heavy metal and hard rock without chasing modern trends.
Spanish heavy metal band from Zaragoza, forging classic heavy metal since 2009. Named after the historical region spanning southern France and northeastern Spain, their sound channels Iberian metal heritage.
Helsinki heavy/groove metal/hard rock act active since 2019, blending three accessible styles into a crowd-pleasing formula. Their nautical name suits a band from Finland's coastal capital, where heavy rock has deep cultural roots.
A steadfast keeper of traditional heavy metal, Odisséia draws deep from the well of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Grave Digger, building a sound rooted in classic European steel. They released the album "For Waters Force...Winds of Power" in 2010 and followed it with the three-track EP "Enemy" in 2016, cementing their place as one of the most dedicated outfits in the Minas Gerais underground.
Polish metal act with a complex evolution through Oi!, RAC, heavy metal, and thrash metal phases since 2020. Their shifting sound reflects a search for identity across aggressive musical traditions.
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