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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Borderland (2025)
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Unholy Savior (2015)
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Golden, Colorado sits in the foothills where the Rockies begin their real climb, and Powerslide's traditional heavy metal has that same feeling — grounded but straining upward, formed in 2017 with a clear love for the melodic, riff-forward approach of classic metal. They're not reinventing the form; they're executing it with conviction in a state where the mountains seem to demand something epic and unadorned. Clean vocals, driving rhythms, and a sturdy commitment to the craft define their sound.
A young Belgian power metal duo forged in 2019, Powerstone channels the dual-guitar attack and soaring melodies that defined the genre's late-'90s golden age. Their Wijnendale origins place them in West Flanders, far from Belgium's metal epicenters, lending an underdog energy to their anthemic sound.
Heavy metal band from Tilburg and Eindhoven, Netherlands, formed in 2020, delivering vice-grip heavy metal from the twin cities of North Brabant. They bring powerful, riff-driven metal to the Dutch underground.
Death metal turned heavy and doom metal band from Verkhnee Dubrovo, Russia, formed in 2019, evolving from death metal into heavier doom territory. They bring crushing weight from the Sverdlovsk Oblast.
Heavy metal band from Poland, formed in 2025, whose name means 'music box' in Polish. They bring freshly wound heavy metal to the Polish underground.
Blackened heavy metal band from the Netherlands, formed in 2022, merging the darkness of black metal with traditional heavy metal's anthemic power. Their Latin name, meaning 'one who speaks before,' adds a prophetic edge.
Heavy and groove metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 1998, making them one of the longest-running metal acts in northern Greece. Nearly three decades of groove-laden heaviness mark them as veterans of the Thessaloniki scene.
Heavy metal band from Cullera, Spain, formed in 2011, putting theory into practice with riff-driven heavy metal from the Valencian coast. They deliver classic metal rooted in the European tradition.
Essen's Preacher has been delivering heavy metal sermons from the Ruhr Valley pulpit since 2014. Their no-frills approach to the genre carries the working-class authenticity of Germany's industrial heartland.
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