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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
Featured Groove Metal Album
Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Heavy/speed metal band from Tambach-Dietharz, Germany, formed in 2022. Their high-velocity riffing combines the power of heavy metal with the relentless pace of speed metal from the Thuringian Forest.
Hardhélix is a heavy metal band from Le Mans, France, active since 2018 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Crossover/grindcore/thrash metal band from Torrelavega, Spain, active since 2014. Their volatile fusion of crossover punk, grindcore brevity, and thrash speed erupts from the Cantabrian coast.
Emerging from Oulu's underground, this heavy metal act has been forging volatile sonic fury since 2019. Riff-heavy compositions and memorable hooks form the core of their output.
Heavy metal band from Velbert, Germany, formed in 2022. Their sound delivers traditional heavy metal with a muscular, riff-driven approach from the Bergisches Land region.
Heavy metal band from Nicosia, Cyprus, formed in 2020. They deliver powerful traditional heavy metal from the Mediterranean island, carrying the torch for classic European metal in the Cypriot underground.
Operating from Cirié (Turin), this heavy metal project has been shaping punishing sound since 2020. Powerful vocals and driving riffs define their contribution to traditional metal.
Hardverne is a death/thrash metal band from Clermont-Ferrand, France, formed in 2018. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Hardwaste is a stoner metal/rock band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2023 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
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