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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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French progressive/avant-garde thrash metal band from Toulouse, pushing thrash metal's boundaries since 2009. Their approach weaves experimental structures and unconventional ideas through a foundation of thrash aggression.
Danish heavy metal band from Vejle, forging traditional heavy metal since 2012. Their sound channels the genre's timeless power through driving riffs and energetic performances.
L.A. Guns formed in Los Angeles in 1983 around guitarist Tracii Guns and became one of the key bands connected to the city's glam metal and sleaze rock boom. The group's early history is famously tangled with Hollywood Rose and the formation of Guns N' Roses, but L.A. Guns soon developed its own identity through gritty riffs, club-scene swagger, and a streetwise version of Sunset Strip hard rock. After singer Phil Lewis joined, the band released its self-titled debut in 1988, followed by Cocked & Loaded in 1989, which produced enduring songs such as "The Ballad of Jayne," "Never Enough," and "Rip and Tear." The band's sound sat between polished glam metal and rougher blues-based hard rock, giving its best material a tougher edge than many of its peers. Lineup changes and competing versions of the name complicated later decades, but the Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis partnership remained the most recognized creative center. Recent albums have kept the band active with new material that leans into its classic guitar-heavy identity.
Italian depressive black metal project from Pescara, channeling emotional desolation since 2015. Their acronymic name condenses the raw, suffering-driven essence of their DSBM approach.
Italian black metal project from Macerata, active since 2017 and channeling raw intensity from the Marche region. Their cryptic initials add mystery to their black metal approach.
Russian death metal band from Krasnodar, active since 2003 and representing over two decades of extreme metal commitment. Their long-running career marks them as veterans of the southern Russian metal scene.
Romanian melodic death metal band from Bucharest, active since 2005 and one of the longer-running Romanian extreme acts. Their two decades of melodeath commitment mark them as veterans of the Bucharest metal scene.
Canton, Ohio thrash outfit L.O.U.D. — short for Lavish Outlandish Unruly Destiny — deliver fast-hitting riffs and punk-inflected aggression with a DIY chip on their shoulder. Formed in 2012, they keep the spirit of Bay Area-style thrash alive in Ohio's rust belt.
Middleton, Ohio's L.O.U.D. traffics in no-frills traditional heavy metal, keeping the genre's blue-collar grit front and center. Founded in 2012, their straight-ahead approach strips the genre back to pure riff-driven power.
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