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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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Borderland (2025)
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A Los Angeles heavy metal outfit formed in 2017, Prowler draw on the melodic, leather-and-chrome aesthetic of traditional metal — clean vocals, galloping rhythms, and guitar work that nods to the NWOBHM and American power metal bands that ruled the Sunset Strip era. Their music rewards fans who prize craft and songcraft over extreme noise.
Nordenham's Pryer delivers melodic heavy metal from Germany's North Sea coast, where the Weser River meets the ocean. Their maritime Lower Saxon setting infuses their anthemic sound with the wide-open energy of the Butjadingen peninsula.
Jacksonville, Florida's Pseudocidal have been grinding out heavy, mid-tempo groove metal since 2013, leaning into the thick, down-tuned riffing and rhythmic swagger that defines the American groove scene.
Barcelona's Psychic Terror Cult has been combining black, death, and thrash metal into a triple-threat assault since 2014. Their Catalan base and occult-referencing name promise ritualistic extremity delivered with crossover versatility.
Progressive and heavy metal band from Kuopio, Finland, formed in 2017, exploring the erosion of the mind through elaborate progressive metal. They bring experimental ambition to the Savo region's metal scene.
Heavy and power metal band from Jyvaskyla, Finland, formed in 2018, delivering powerful melodic metal from central Finland. They combine heavy metal muscle with power metal grandeur.
Bad Schmiedeberg's Prophets of the Rising Dead evolved from thrash metal origins into melodic metalcore, charting a course from old-school aggression to more hook-driven territory. Their Saxony-Anhalt roots in the former East add resilience to their shape-shifting approach.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Elista, Russia, formed in 2016, delivering addictive metal from the capital of Kalmykia, Europe's only Buddhist-majority region. They bring unique cultural perspective to their thrash.
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