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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Worcester, Massachusetts duo Crystal Dagger play high-energy heavy and speed metal with a classic 80s edge, channeling the raw spirit of early metal into hook-laden, fist-pumping songs.
Power-speed metal act from Lisbon, active since 2016. Crystal Dragon delivers high-velocity, melodic metal from the Portuguese capital.
Heavy speed metal band from Cuneo, Piedmont, active since 2013. Crystal Lake delivers high-velocity traditional metal from the Maritime Alps foothills.
Power and speed metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, formed in 2014. They deliver fast, melodic metal from Greece's second-largest city.
Heavy and speed metal band from South Shields, England, active since 2011. Named after the famous battle, they deliver fast, powerful metal from the Tyneside.
Cult of Horror is a black/speed metal trio from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2015 and featuring members with ties to underground acts including Whipstriker, Apocalyptic Raids, Comando Nuclear, and Bordel Inferno. The band released their debut album Babalon Working in April 2016, recorded at Tokaia Studio in Rio de Janeiro, blending first-wave black metal rawness with Motörhead-influenced speed metal and d-beat punk rhythms. Their sound draws thematic inspiration from cult horror cinema and occultism.
Los Angeles's Cult of the Damned carry the torch for classic power and speed metal in a city more often associated with death and black metal extremity. The band channels the high-energy, melodic aggression of the genre's golden era into a sound that is both propulsive and anthemic.
Heavy and speed metal band from Burgos, Spain, formed in 2017. They deliver fast, powerful metal from the historic Castilian city.
Black-speed-thrash act from Lisbon, active since 2014. Cães de Guerra — Portuguese for 'dogs of war' — delivers ferocious, war-themed extreme metal from the Portuguese capital.
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