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Let You Go (2024)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Halo (2017)
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New Jersey's Etherius craft progressive metal of considerable technical ambition, building towering compositions from interlocking guitar work and dynamic shifts since 2017. Their approach favors complexity without sacrificing momentum.
Parma-based groove metal act, active since 2024 delivering chugging, syncopated riffs built for maximum head-nodding impact. Rooted in the Mediterranean peninsula's diverse metal ecosystem, uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Pisa-based power metal and progressive metal act, active since 2008 delivering technical virtuosity in service of expansive, cinematic narratives. Rooted in the Mediterranean peninsula's diverse metal ecosystem, their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Heavy metal and power metal band from Logrono, La Rioja, Spain with roots stretching back to 2003. They bring over two decades of classic metal craftsmanship from northern Spain.
Boca Raton's Ethernal Dark arrived in 2023 carrying the torch of classic heavy metal tradition, channeling the riff-driven directness of the genre's foundational era into a contemporary Florida setting. Young in years but deliberate in conviction.
Albanian death metal act from Tirana delivering crushing heaviness from one of the Balkans' smaller but growing metal scenes. Their Spotify catalog features tracks blending aggressive riffing with dark atmospheric undertones.
Power metal band from Vedrin near Namur, Belgium, featuring symphonic and progressive elements with vocalist Julie Colin fronting a technically accomplished lineup. Their 2010 demo "Broken Memories" showcases melodic, keyboard-driven power metal recorded at their own Ether Studio.
Death metal, melodic death metal, and metalcore band from Nivala, Finland active since 2017. They bring modern extreme metal from the Ostrobothnian plains.
Progressive metal band from Toulouse, France formed in 2002, featuring vocalist Laurent Mora and a five-piece lineup. Their 2014 album Your Wandering Ghost was recorded at Studio Antistatic in Toulouse.
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