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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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Midnight Forces is a melodic power/speed metal act from Rome, formed in 2023. The band delivers high-velocity, anthem-laden metal from the Italian capital.
Midnight Fortress is a glam/thrash/speed metal and hard rock act from the Polish town of Twardów, formed in 2025. The band blends the flash of glam metal with the aggression of thrash from an unlikely rural setting.
Nashville's Mij Sugen formed in 2018 at the intersection of heavy metal, speed metal, and neoclassical shred — a combination that puts technical guitar playing front and center without sacrificing the propulsion of the underlying metal framework. The project draws equally from the fretboard athleticism of the shred era and the song-driven sensibility of traditional heavy metal.
Austin thrash/speed metal whose 1985 EP The Sybling is one of the most sought-after metal vinyl records. Reformed in 2008.
A speed and thrash metal act from the Welsh university town of Aberystwyth, Mindset has been delivering high-velocity metal since 2019. The band brings aggressive thrash to one of the most unlikely locations in the UK metal underground.
Monitor is a heavy/speed metal act from the northern Hungarian border city of Komárom, active since 2019. The band delivers rapid-fire metal from the banks of the Danube.
Cleveland's Montez formed in 2021 and play speed/power metal with the breakneck intensity the genre demands — sharp, melodic, and built on a tradition that the Midwest has quietly sustained since the 1980s.
Monumentor is a thrash and speed metal band from Siegen, Germany, formed in 2021. They channel the velocity and aggression of classic speed and thrash metal into ferocious modern compositions.
A heavy and speed metal act from Belfort near the Swiss border, Moonlight Tears delivers melodic, fast-paced metal with a romantic edge since 2020. The band draws from the NWOBHM and early speed metal traditions.
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