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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Heavy/groove metal and hard rock band from The Hague, the Netherlands, active since 2017. Their approach combines heavy metal with groove metal's rhythmic drive.
Reign of Chaos is a melodic death/power metal band from Döhlau in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, formed in 2014. The band merges the aggression of melodic death metal with the soaring melodies of power metal from rural northern Bavaria.
Farnborough black metal veterans active since 1997, combining icy Scandinavian atmospherics with lo-fi underground grit across albums like 'Humanracist' and 'Inversion Principle.' After a decade-long hiatus from 2005, they returned in 2020 with 'De Morte Aeterna' on Infernum Records, their occult and pagan themes undiminished.
Out of Ronkonkoma, Long Island, Reign of Fear have been delivering melodic death metal with aggression and craft since 2016, fusing the melody-forward approach of Scandinavian influence with the harder edges of American death metal. They're part of a resilient Long Island scene that punches well above its geographic expectations.
British thrash metal force rooted in Cheltenham and the Midlands, blending 1980s thrash ferocity with NWOBHM tradition since their 2006 origins. Their debut 'World Detonation' arrived in 2012 to coincide with their first Bloodstock performance, and they have championed charitable causes through headlining tours supporting Teenage Cancer Trust.
Thrash metal band from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, active since 2015. Their approach delivers thrash aggression from the Volga-Oka city.
Progressive death/black metal act from Chard in Somerset, whose 2012 album 'Elegy' and 'Fractured Reflections' EP weave technical complexity through extreme metal foundations. Their compositional ambition pushes beyond conventional genre constraints from an unlikely corner of southwest England.
La Grange, Kentucky's Reign of Revelation have been refining progressive thrash metal since 2011, threading complex song structures and dynamic range through the velocity and aggression of classic thrash. Over a decade-plus of activity, they've become one of the most persistent voices in the state's small but dedicated metal underground.
Symphonic metal act from Macclesfield formed in 2012, crafting orchestral grandeur and melodic power from the edge of the Peak District. Their sweeping arrangements blend classical elements with heavy metal muscle.
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