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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Spitting Fire Live Vol. 2 (2013)
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Finnish heavy/stoner/death metal band from Tampere, formed in 2014. They blend three metal styles into a royal, riff-heavy assault from Finland's industrial heartland.
Spanish heavy/power metal band from Zaragoza, formed in 2013. They play anthemic heavy and power metal from the Aragonese capital.
Black Side is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Haedo, in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, who have been active since 2007. Over the course of their career they have released four albums — De que manera terminar (2007), Evolución (2009), Take Me Away (2014), and Atlantis (2017) — building a steady following in the Argentine heavy rock underground.
Heavy/doom metal and punk band from Southend-on-Sea, active since 2016, blending Godflesh, Celtic Frost, Black Flag, and Gary Numan into an industrial-tinged assault. Their prolific catalog from Corpsemeat through Death Is Forever delivers building-shaking riffs with uncompromising intensity.
Power metal outfit from Athens, formed in 2013. Their sound combines high-register vocals with twin-guitar harmonies and double-bass drumming in the grand tradition of melodic heavy metal.
Palermo-based southern metal act active since 2018, injecting blues-influenced swagger and whiskey-soaked groove into their heavy, riff-driven sound. Their music channels the spirit of American Southern rock and metal through a Italian perspective.
Heavy metal outfit from Albiano (Trento), formed in 2011. Their material channels the spirit of iron-fisted riffing and anthemic songwriting that has defined heavy metal since its inception.
Milan-based heavy metal and hard rock outfit active since 2013, blending classic heavy metal riffing with the swagger and groove of hard rock. Their sound channels the spirit of 1970s and 1980s arena rock through crunchy guitar tones and hook-laden songwriting.
Since 2018, this Swedish heavy metal act has kept the flame of traditional metal burning from Linköping. Their sound is built on the genre's bedrock: powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and unwavering commitment.
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