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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Los Angeles heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 2022, rooted in the classic sounds of the city's storied metal scene with a muscular, guitar-driven approach to songwriting.
Steel Systems play heavy metal from the northern Finnish city of Oulu, channeling systematic precision through classic metal compositions. Emerging in 2025, they bring engineered heaviness to the Ostrobothnia scene.
Steel Tormentor have been thrashing from Waldshut-Tiengen on the Swiss border since 2003, making them veterans of the Black Forest thrash scene. Their two-decade commitment to steel-forged torment has produced a body of relentless, high-velocity work.
Traditional heavy metal band from Rio de Janeiro formed in 2013, fronted by vocalist Terry Painkiller (also of Facing Fear), who released the debut recording Howling Like A Steel Wölf in 2012 before the band went on hiatus. Steel Wölf returned to live activity by 2018, performing at the Metal sem Fronteiras festival in Rio de Janeiro in August of that year.
Steelbourne forge power metal from Aarhus, channeling the genre's anthemic grandeur from Denmark's second city. Formed in 2021, they bring steel-forged compositions to the Jutland power metal scene.
Genoa's Steelclad play heavy metal from the Ligurian port since 2013. Their armor-clad name and maritime-industrial origins suit a sound built on the sturdiest foundations of classic metal.
Steeleyes play heavy metal from Haren in the Emsland region of Lower Saxony, bringing classic metal energy to one of Germany's most rural northwestern areas. Active since 2019, their watchful name suggests a vigilant approach to traditional metal.
Steelforce forge heavy and power metal from the Catalan industrial city of Terrassa, channeling the force of steel through anthemic compositions. Active since 2006, they've spent two decades bringing metal power to the Barcelona metropolitan area.
Steelfrog have been thrashing from Tampere since 1999, making them one of the longer-running thrash acts in the Pirkanmaa region. Their amphibian-steel hybrid name and quarter-century career reflect sustained commitment to Finnish thrash.
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