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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
Featured Power Metal Album
No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Finnish melodic power metal band from Turku, active since 2007. They deliver dragon-slaying melodic power metal from Finland's former capital.
German metal band from Freiberg and Ludwigsburg, formed in 2015, whose sound has evolved from thrash metal roots toward a progressive metal direction. Their stylistic shift reflects a growing ambition to incorporate complex arrangements and technical musicianship.
Finnish black metal band from Lappeenranta, formed in 2014. They deliver goat-themed black metal from the southeastern Finnish border region.
Folk/power metal band from Perth, Scotland, formed in 2012. They merge folk melodies and storytelling with the driving energy and soaring arrangements of power metal.
Spanish viking/folk metal band from Palma on the island of Mallorca, formed in 2015. They channel Norse-inspired folk metal from the sun-drenched Balearic Islands.
French black metal band from Poissy near Paris, formed in 2014. They channel horn-blasting black metal from the western Parisian suburbs.
Finnish epic symphonic metal band from Lappeenranta, active since 1999. With over two-and-a-half decades of Tolkien-inspired epic metal, they are one of Finland's most established symphonic metal acts.
Luleå-based black metal act active since 2024, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Swedish lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
Athens-based epic power metal act active since 2014, crafting heroic compositions that blend galloping riffs with folk-influenced melodies and larger-than-life choruses. Their music channels the spirit of sword-and-sorcery through anthemic heavy metal.
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