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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Featured Grindcore Album
Newsflash (2023)
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German heavy metal band from Berlin, formed in 2025. They represent the newest generation of Berlin's traditional heavy metal scene.
German heavy metal band from Bochum, formed in 2022. They play direct, riff-focused heavy metal from the industrial Ruhr Valley.
Finnish melodic heavy/progressive metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2023. They blend Scandinavian melodic metal with progressive structures.
One of Austria's longest-running heavy metal acts, based in Vienna since 1995. They draw from a wide range of influences across heavy metal's spectrum, forging a distinctive sound over nearly three decades.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Northamptonshire, formed in 2014, whose single Precious Possession received airplay on Sky TV, BBC, and Kerrang. Their album Deadly Sins spans thirteen tracks of classic-styled heavy metal and hard rock.
German heavy metal band from Westerstede in Lower Saxony, formed in 2025. They bring fresh traditional heavy metal energy to the North German underground.
Finnish heavy metal band from Kouvola, formed in 2019. They play classic heavy metal from the southeastern Finnish countryside.
French heavy metal and hard rock band from Le Mans, formed in 2019. They play classic heavy metal with hard rock energy from the city famous for its 24-hour race.
Melodic heavy metal and hard rock band from Schaffhausen, Switzerland, active since 2008. They combine the melodic hooks of heavy metal with the groove and attitude of hard rock.
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