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Madrid-based band formed in 2016, evolving from heavy metal origins into groove and nu-metal territory. Their stylistic evolution reflects the changing landscape of Spanish heavy music across multiple eras.
Black metal project from Norderstedt in northern Germany, active since 2010. Their sound reflects the bleak, windswept character of the Schleswig-Holstein flatlands through raw black metal.
Psychedelic stoner/doom metal quartet from Freiberg, Germany, formed in 2017, delivering desert vibes and atmospheric riffs with heavy fuzz. Their albums Sfaira and Atmos channel the vast, hypnotic qualities of desert rock into immersive, riff-heavy stoner doom.
Hammathaz is a metalcore and melodic death metal band from Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil, active since 2011. The band released their debut full-length, The One, in 2020 — a nine-track album recorded at Estúdio Fusão in Cotia and produced by Thiago Bianchi (known for his work with Noturnall and Shaman) — following earlier releases including the EP Inner Walls. Drawing on influences from In Flames, Killswitch Engage, and Sepultura, the band blends technically driven riffing with melodic hooks across their independent catalog.
Atlantic City's Hammer Fight bring a barroom swagger to their heavy metal and thrash, with a hard rock edge that makes every track feel like it was written for a sticky-floored venue at last call. They've been at it since 2011.
Toledo, Ohio's Hammer Horde have spent over a decade building Viking-themed melodic death metal that earns its grandiosity through strong songwriting rather than spectacle. Epic in the truest sense, with sharp hooks buried inside the blast beats.
Heavy/power metal band from Kaiserslautern, Germany, formed in 2015 and signed to Napalm Records. Their album Konig und Kaiser, mixed by Jacob Hansen, delivers theatrical power metal built on medieval and mythological themes across thirteen tracks of epic, hammer-wielding grandeur.
Thrash metal band from Halle (Saale), Germany, with roots stretching back to 1989. As one of the oldest thrash acts in eastern Germany, they have delivered decades of relentless, neck-snapping thrash from the former East German underground.
Hammer of Dawn is a melodic thrash metal band from Amsterdam, Netherlands, active since 2021 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
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