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AntiFragile (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Black, heavy, and speed metal band from Turnov, Czech Republic, active since 2013. Their sound fuses first-wave black metal darkness with the velocity of speed metal and the power of traditional heavy metal.
Power and speed metal band from Pforzheim, Germany, formed in 2023. They channel the energy and velocity of classic speed metal with power metal's melodic hooks.
Black speed metal act from Oslo, active since 2006. Celtic Moon fuses Celtic themes with raw black-speed metal from the Norwegian capital.
Speed metal act from Älvsjö, a Stockholm suburb, formed in 2019. Cemetarium delivers high-velocity traditional metal from the Swedish capital area.
Speed-thrash metal band from Brentwood in Essex, England, formed in 2014. They deliver high-velocity, aggressive metal from the London commuter belt.
Chainer is a New York speed and heavy metal act rooted in the traditional metal sounds of the 1980s, combining the raw energy of speed metal with the melodic directness of classic heavy metal. Their streamlined, riff-forward approach channels the no-frills aggression of the NWOBHM and early American metal.
ChainGunn is a heavy and speed metal band from Millers Creek, North Carolina, delivering straightforward, riff-driven material in the classic American underground metal tradition. Their sound reflects a no-nonsense approach to traditional heavy and speed metal with a Southern edge.
Black-speed-thrash act from Nowy Targ in the Tatra mountain foothills, formed in 2023. Chalice of Damnation channels high-velocity blackened thrash from the Polish highlands.
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