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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Heavy metal band from Roeselare in West Flanders, Belgium, keeping the spirit of classic metal alive since 2012. Their riff-driven approach delivers straightforward, no-frills heavy metal from the heart of Flemish Belgium.
Practitioners of atmospheric black metal and black metal, this Swedish outfit from Västkusten has been refining their craft since 2023. Their sound hinges on second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities, delivered with iron-willed focus.
Folk and Viking metal band from the Tarragona/Barcelona area in Catalonia, Spain, formed in 2015. They channel the spirit of Norse mythology through folk-infused metal riffs.
Power metal outfit from Beveren, Belgium, crafting uplifting, anthemic compositions with soaring melodies since 2015. Their sound channels the triumphant energy and melodic grandeur of the European power metal tradition.
A product of Scandinavia's melodic death metal epicenter, this Edsbyn-based heavy metal act channels NWOBHM-rooted riffing with timeless melodic hooks. Active since 2019, twin-guitar interplay and vocal power form the backbone of their sound.
Romanian metal band from Sibiu in Transylvania active since 2018, evolving from early melodic death metal through a heavy metal phase and back to melodic death metal. Their Transylvanian base in one of Romania's best-preserved medieval cities adds historic atmosphere.
A Colorado atmospheric black metal project active since 2012, Evergreen Refuge weaves post-rock's expansive emotional architecture into black metal's corrosive foundation. The Rocky Mountain state's vast wilderness and towering peaks provide an appropriate setting for music that reaches skyward even as it burns cold.
Evergreen Terrace formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1999, taking their name from the street where the Simpsons live, and built a durable career in metalcore through relentless touring alongside Hatebreed, As I Lay Dying, and August Burns Red. Their early albums Losing All Hope Is Freedom (2001) and Burned Alive by Time (2002) established them in the underground, while Wolfbiker (2007) and Almost Home (2009) on Metal Blade Records broadened their audience. After nearly a decade without new material, the band returned with a new single in 2024.
Straddling the line between power metal and progressive metal, this Swedish actfrom Gothenburg fuses polyrhythmic complexity balanced with emotive melodic passages into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2022, and uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
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