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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Since 2014, this Italian thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Bari. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Halmstad-based speed metal outfit active since 2020, delivering breakneck tempos and razor-sharp riffing that recalls the genre's 1980s heyday. Their relentless approach channels the raw velocity of early Exciter and Agent Steel.
German groove metal and metalcore band from Herne in the Ruhr Valley, formed in 2019. They deliver provocatively named groove-metalcore from the industrial heartland.
Dnipro-based melodic death metal/metalcore act active since 2013, blending Gothenburg-inspired guitar harmonies with metalcore's dynamic structures and breakdown-driven intensity. Their sound bridges the melodic death metal tradition with modern extreme metal's visceral energy.
Finnish melodic power metal band from Oulu, active since 2000. With two-and-a-half decades of soaring melodic power metal, they are one of northern Finland's most established metal acts.
German power metal band from Syrgenstein, formed in 2021. They craft blazing power metal anthems with fiery intensity.
Since 2016, this Swedish thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Stockholm. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Stoner/doom metal band from Paris, formed in 2022, featuring didgeridoo on their debut album Black Hole. The five-piece delivers psychedelic-tinged doom with tracks like Rot In Hell and My Friend Death, blending crushing riffs with hypnotic grooves.
Örebro doom metal/hard rock act channeling vintage 1970s Sabbathian doom with a classic rock swagger. Their retro-leaning approach draws from the deepest wells of proto-doom and early heavy metal tradition.
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