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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Athens-based southern metal act active since 2019, 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 Greek perspective.
Komsomolsk-on-Amur-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2018, conjuring thick clouds of fuzz-laden riffage and hypnotic, groove-driven compositions. Their sound channels the haze of 1970s proto-metal through a modern lens of distortion-worship and lysergic exploration.
NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal and hard rock band from Hatfield in Hertfordshire, formed in 2023. They channel classic British heavy metal and hard rock through a contemporary lens.
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Since 2016, this Swedish heavy metal act has kept the flame of traditional metal burning from Stockholm. Their sound is built on the genre's bedrock: powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and unwavering commitment.
Heavy/doom metal band from Nottinghamshire, formed in 2023, blending doom and black metal with pagan themes. Their releases Into Dusk, Middle, and Fall Fallen explore dark, nature-rooted themes through crushing heavy metal.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Vienna, Austria, formed in 2022. They merge classic heavy metal riffing with hard rock swagger, representing the newer wave of Vienna's traditional metal scene.
Athens-based heavy metal act active since 2025, delivering riff-driven compositions rooted in the genre's foundational traditions of power chords, soaring vocals, and galloping rhythms. Their sound carries the unmistakable stamp of classic heavy metal conviction.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Alstatten, Switzerland, active since 2014. They forge classic heavy metal and hard rock from the Rhine Valley.
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