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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Power and heavy metal band from Motilla del Palancar in Cuenca province, Spain, active since 2011. They deliver melodic, anthemic metal from the rural Castilian interior.
Michigan band from Novi blending power, groove, and thrash metal into a hard-hitting and dynamic sound. Cursed Eternity delivers arena-ready heaviness tempered by aggressive riffing and melodic hooks.
Power metal band from Herne in the Ruhr, Germany, formed in 2018. They deliver melodic, anthemic power metal from the industrial heartland of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Power and heavy metal band from Pineda de Mar on the Catalan coast, Spain, active since 2013. They deliver melodic, hook-driven metal from the Maresme coastline.
Baltimore power and thrash metal band combining the melodic ambition of power metal with the aggression of thrash. Cyber Strike balances anthemic hooks against shredding riff velocity in the tradition of American crossover metal.
St. Louis band merging death metal's aggression with power metal's melodic drive into an intense and dynamic sound. Cycle of Ruin channels Midwestern heavy music intensity through shifting tempos and brutal-yet-melodic riff work.
Heavy and power metal band from Sørvik in northern Norway, active since 2000. Cyclophonia has delivered over two decades of melodic metal from the Nordland coast.
Pittsburgh black metal and hardcore band fusing the raw intensity of black metal with the DIY directness of hardcore. Cydonia brings a confrontational, stripped-down edge to extreme metal from the Pittsburgh underground.
Progressive and power metal band from Lier, Belgium, formed in 2017. Their growing catalog including 'The Empyrean Heaven' and 'The First Hour' showcases ambitious progressive metal with a focus on conceptual depth and musical sophistication.
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