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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
Featured Power Metal Album
Black Ninja (2013)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Melodic blackened death metal act from Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, formed in 2021. Crystal Sword delivers melody-driven extreme metal from the ancient city near the Belarusian border.
Death metal act from Civitanova Marche in Macerata province, formed in 2023. Crystal Tear brings new death metal energy to the Adriatic coast of central Italy.
Power and speed metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, formed in 2014. They deliver fast, melodic metal from Greece's second-largest city.
Progressive power metal band from Metz, France, formed in 2021. They blend soaring melodies with progressive complexity from the Lorraine city.
San Jose, California heavy metal band Crystal Tower draw from the deep well of traditional American metal, bringing punchy riffs and declarative vocals to the Bay Area scene. Their sound is direct and built to last.
Melodic death-thrash metal band from the Melun/Fontainebleau area near Paris, France. They merge melodic death metal with thrash speed from the Ile-de-France.
Urbana, Illinois stoner metal outfit Crystal Warlock conjure thick, fuzz-saturated riffs and hazy grooves from the flat heartland. Psychedelic tendencies wind through their heavy, slow-burning sound.
Heavy metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2014. They deliver classic heavy metal from the Greek capital.
Boston, Massachusetts black metal project Crystalarium channels the raw, cold aggression of the genre through a dense sonic lens shaped by New England's isolation. Their music is uncompromising and atmospheric.
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