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Metalizator is a Slovenian heavy metal project formed in 2021. The project delivers classic-style metal with the machine-like precision their name implies.
Metalkimista is a heavy/thrash metal band from Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego — one of the southernmost metal acts in Argentina. Their debut album La Sabia Destrucción, a twelve-track record mixed and mastered by Martín Vargas at La Mazmorra studio in Río Grande, was released on September 29, 2018.
Metalkrüsa is a heavy and thrash metal band from Ceuta, Spain, formed in 2024. They forge heavy thrash from the Spanish exclave on the North African coast.
Metall is a heavy metal band from Berlin, Germany, delivering what they call "blazing true metal" across albums "Metal Heads" (2017) and "Metal Fire" (2019), with a new release slated for 2026. They are scheduled to perform at the RockCity Berlin festival, cementing their status in the capital's thrash and traditional metal scene.
Metall Fort is a heavy-thrash metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2018. Their discography includes a self-titled release plus the EPs 'Fantàstic!!!' and 'Universalitat,' delivering an energetic blend of heavy and thrash metal rooted in the Catalan underground.
Active in Chicago since 2014, Metallian combine the muscular riff work of traditional heavy metal with the soaring ambition of power metal, crafting music that hits hard while reaching for epic melodic territory. They occupy a well-defined space in the city's metal underground, balancing aggression with the kind of anthem-ready hooks that power metal demands.
This Los Angeles-based act operating under the Metallica name emerged in 2021 as a tribute-oriented heavy and thrash metal outfit, taking cues from one of the genre's most iconic names while operating firmly within the underground through their Bandcamp presence. Their approach reflects the enduring influence of classic Metallica's catalog on new generations of metal players.
A death metal act from the southeastern Finnish town of Hamina near the Russian border, Metallijate has been operating in the underground since 2015. The band's Finnish-language name, roughly meaning 'metalheads,' signals their commitment to no-frills death metal.
A thrash metal, crossover, and hardcore punk act from Novosibirsk, Metallization has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2015. The band channels Siberia's largest city's underground energy into fast, genre-crossing metal.
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