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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Welsh metal band from Rhyl on the North Wales coast, active since 2011, evolving from early crossover/punk origins into melodic death metal and metalcore. Their stylistic shift reflects a maturation toward more technically demanding metal.
Impaled Eyes is a groove metal/metalcore band from Wolfenbuttel, Germany, formed in 2018, fusing the rhythmic crunch of groove metal with the breakdowns and intensity of metalcore. The band delivers punishing modern metal from the historic Lower Saxon town.
Lyon-based metal band active since 2013, evolving from early heavy metal through melodic death/thrash into metalcore. Their stylistic journey reflects the broader diversification of the French metal scene.
In Cold Blood is a metalcore band from Rome, Italy, active since 1998 and delivering aggressive, dynamic metal with crushing breakdowns and intense energy. The project channels the power of modern extreme metal.
Nashville's In Dead Cold have been fusing melodic death metal's hook-driven fury with metalcore's rhythmic punch since 2008, a rare southern voice in a genre typically claimed by colder climates.
In December is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from the Bad Hönningen/Mainz area of Germany, formed in 2017, fusing melodic death metal harmonies with the intensity of modern metalcore. The band channels the Rhine Valley's energy into emotionally charged, hook-driven extreme metal.
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In Dying Lights is a metalcore band from Frankfurt, Germany, formed in 2018, delivering high-energy performances built on breakdowns, screamed vocals, and melodic passages. The band represents Frankfurt's vibrant heavy music scene with a modern, emotionally resonant metalcore approach.
In Dying Times is a metalcore/melodic thrash/death metal band from the Wegberg/Erkelenz area of Germany, active since 2014, wielding a multi-genre attack that draws from thrash, death metal, and metalcore in equal measure. The band's hybrid approach delivers versatility and intensity from the Lower Rhine region.
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