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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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Symphonic power metal band from Ghent, Belgium, having evolved from earlier heavy metal roots. They combine orchestral arrangements with the driving force of power metal.
German thrash metal band from Elmshorn, active since 1998. As one of the longer-running thrash acts from Schleswig-Holstein, they bring over two decades of aggressive, fast-paced thrash.
Battery was a thrash metal band from Jundiaí, São Paulo, active from 1998 until their split. Part of the interior São Paulo underground thrash scene, the band played in the aggressive Bay Area–influenced style that was widespread in Brazilian metal clubs during that era, with Jundiaí serving as a small but active node in the broader state metal circuit.
Finnish raw black metal band from Lappeenranta, formed in 2024. They deliver stripped-down, raw black metal from the Russian-Finnish border region.
Battle was a heavy/power metal band from São Paulo that formed and disbanded within a short window around 2024. Operating in a city with a deep power metal tradition, the project drew from classic European and Brazilian power metal sounds before folding without a wide-release discography.
Finnish heavy/power metal and hard rock band from Helsinki, formed in 2015. They have become one of Finland's most recognized modern power metal acts with an energetic, anthemic sound.
Five-piece power metal band from Southampton, formed in 2020, delivering hook-driven, synth-fuelled heavy metal. Their 2023 album Blood, Fire, Magic and Steel channels fantasy-inspired narratives through soaring vocals, dual guitars, and symphonic keyboard arrangements.
Moscow-based power metal act active since 2022, delivering anthemic heavy metal built on soaring vocals, galloping rhythms, and melodic guitar leads. Their compositions embrace the genre's tradition of epic songwriting and technical proficiency.
Metalcore band from Kirkcaldy in Scotland, formed in 2010. Their album Trial and Terror blends metallic hardcore with thrash and power metal influences across nine tracks of hard-hitting, technical heaviness.
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