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Let You Go (2024)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Halo (2017)
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Thrash metal band from Fullinsdorf, Switzerland, one of the longer-running Swiss thrash acts, active since 2005. Over two decades of thrashing from the Basel-Landschaft canton.
German thrash metal band from Worms, formed in 2021. They deliver brain-crushing thrash metal from the ancient Rhineland city.
German thrash metal band from Baden-Württemberg, formed in 2010. They channel derailing thrash metal fury with over a decade of experience.
Spanish heavy metal band from Barcelona, formed in 2017. They play riff-driven heavy metal from the Catalan capital.
Ängelholm-based progressive heavy metal act active since 2014, incorporating complex arrangements and shifting dynamics into their traditional metal framework. Their compositions push beyond standard structures into more ambitious, exploratory territory.
German progressive/heavy metal band from Willroth, formed in 2014. They blend progressive complexity with traditional heavy metal power.
German heavy/power/speed metal band from Cologne, formed in 2011. They draw from three classic metal traditions for a fast, powerful, and anthemic sound.
Punishing brutal death metal from Mariupol, formed in 2003. Guttural vocals scrape the basement of human register while churning riffs and gravity-blast percussion pummel with mechanical precision.
Spanish thrash metal band from Palencia, active since 1993. With over three decades of thrash, they are one of the Castilian heartland's most seasoned metal acts.
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