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Thrash metal band from Mol, Belgium, active from 2007 to 2017, with their 2013 album "Face the Evil" earning strong praise. Their eight-track record blends energetic thrash with stoner metal undertones and lyrics tackling psychological and social themes.
German groove metal band from Andernach, formed in 2016. They lock into heavy, rhythmic grooves from the banks of the Middle Rhine.
Since 2023, this Italian thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Trieste. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Blind Channel is a Finnish nu-metal band from Oulu, formed in September 2013, who describe their self-styled sound as 'violent pop.' The sextet released five studio albums between 2016 and 2024, with Violent Pop (2020) and Lifestyles of the Sick & Dangerous (2022) being their most commercially impactful. The band represented Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with 'Dark Side,' finishing sixth, bringing their abrasive, electronics-infused metal to one of the world's largest television audiences.
German heavy metal band from Berlin, formed in 2010. They play riff-driven traditional heavy metal from the capital's long-standing metal community.
German melodic death metal band from Cologne, formed in 2016. They craft melodic death metal with twin-guitar harmonies from the Rhineland's largest city.
Spanish power metal band from Sabadell near Barcelona, formed in 2016. They deliver soaring power metal anthems from the Catalan industrial heartland.
French progressive metal and rock band from Le Havre, formed in 2016. They explore progressive metal's vast possibilities from the Norman port city.
Five-piece thrash/groove metal band from Cardiff, formed in 2021, citing Lamb of God, Gojira, and The Haunted among their influences. Their Nimis EP was praised as a vicious, destructive statement forged in adversity and triumph.
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