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Axe Wizard channels speed and thrash metal from Tampere since 2023, combining the magical with the brutal in their high-velocity assault. Their fantastical name brings a sense of adventure to the relentless pace of their riffing.
Axetasy is a power and speed metal band from Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2021, channeling the high-velocity riffing and soaring melodies that define the power and speed metal traditions. The band brings a fresh take on the genre's most exhilarating qualities to the Baden-Wurttemberg scene.
Axxed is a heavy, speed, and thrash metal band from Mosbach in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, combining the velocity of speed metal with thrash's aggressive precision and heavy metal's classic power. The band delivers a triple-genre assault from the Odenwald region of northern Baden.
Blackened speed metal outfit from the Tyrol region of Austria, active since 2015. They fuse the raw velocity of speed metal with black metal's cold, venomous edge.
German heavy/speed metal band from Böblingen, formed in 2021. They draw on the classic German speed metal tradition, pairing fast riffing with the melodic sensibility of traditional heavy metal.
Houston speed metal band formed in 2016, operating under the name Bad Heaven Ltd. and channeling classic speed metal intensity into modern output.
Spanish heavy/speed metal band from Valencia, formed in 2014. They deliver silver-bullet heavy and speed metal from the Mediterranean coast.
Finnish heavy/speed metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2014. They combine heavy metal foundations with speed metal's blistering pace from the Finnish capital.
Finnish heavy/speed metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2014. They deliver outlaw-themed heavy and speed metal from the Finnish capital.
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