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Melodic death/thrash metal band from Switzerland formed in 2022. Warclaw merges the melodic sensibility of Gothenburg-style death metal with the speed and aggression of thrash into a potent Swiss hybrid.
Death and sludge metal band from Plymouth, England active since 2012. Warcrab fuses death metal's brutality with sludge's crushing weight, delivering over a decade of heavy extremity from the Devon coast.
Denver's WarCrown formed in 2021 with an approach to progressive doom metal that emphasizes space and architecture as much as weight. Their songs move through extended passages of shifting dynamics, pairing the patience of doom with the structural ambition of progressive metal. In a city already saturated with excellent heavy music, they carve out a distinct identity through careful, deliberate composition.
Death metal band from Moscow, Russia active since 2012. Warder delivers punishing death metal from the Russian capital with over a decade of underground dedication.
Phoenix's Wardog have been channeling the twin spirits of heavy and power metal since 2017, favoring the kind of soaring, anthem-ready songwriting that treats every riff as a rallying cry. Their sound is unapologetic in its love for traditional metal — twin guitar leads, driving rhythms, and vocals that push skyward. In the scorching heat of the Phoenix scene, Wardog brings the energy of the open road.
Belgian groove metal band formed in 2012, delivering heavy, riff-driven metal built on crushing rhythms and aggressive vocals. Wardogs bring a hard-hitting low-end attack rooted in the groove metal tradition.
Thrash metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland active since 2017, evolving from crossover thrash into grindcore and death metal territory. Wardomized has pushed their sound increasingly extreme while maintaining the aggressive energy of their crossover roots.
Power metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece active since 2012. Wardrum delivers the soaring vocals and epic compositions that define European power metal from Greece's second city.
Folk and ambient project from Bergen, Norway led by Einar Selvik, internationally renowned for their use of ancient Nordic instruments and Old Norse poetry. Wardruna's music draws deeply from Norse mythology and runic traditions, earning them global recognition including contributions to the Vikings television series.
Power, thrash, and speed metal band from Stuttgart, Germany formed in 2015. Warfair blends the melodic ambition of power metal with the velocity of thrash and speed metal into an energetic triple threat.
Warfare Noise Project is a Brazilian thrash/death metal act from Paraná formed in 2021 by members going by the handles M. Prophanator and J.S. Dissector, conceived as a tribute to the underground extreme metal of the 1980s. The project released two albums in quick succession: 80's Paraná Metal Years (2021), celebrating the classic heavy metal of their home state, and A Brazilian Extreme Metal Tribute (2022), paying homage to the pioneering extreme metal bands of Brazil.
Melodic death and folk metal band from Tampere, Finland active since 2017. Warfarer blends the melodic traditions of Finnish death metal with folk elements, drawing from the rich heritage of Nordic music.
WARFECT formed in Uddevalla, Sweden in 2008, releasing their debut Depicting the Macabre in 2009 before fully consolidating their sound into sharp, Bay Area-influenced thrash on Exoneration Denied (2013). Signed to Napalm Records, the band has continued releasing records including Spectre of Devastation (2020), maintaining a consistent output within the Swedish thrash underground. Their approach draws from both American Bay Area riffing and the aggressive directness of classic Teutonic thrash.
Warfield formed in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany in 2012 as a three-piece dedicated to old-school thrash metal in the tradition of Slayer, Sodom, Kreator, and Bay Area acts. The band released their debut full-length Wrecking Command in 2018 through Metal on Metal Records before signing to Napalm Records for their second album With the Old Breed (2025), marking a significant step forward in terms of profile and reach.
Warfield Death is a death metal band from Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, that released their debut album Death in 2009, a nine-track record distributed in a limited run of 1,000 hand-numbered copies on Sade Records. The band was initially built around founding member Polo Flores (known as Hellfire), who handled music, concept, and artwork, with drummer Infernal joining to complete the recording lineup.
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