METAL DETEKTOR (Heavy Metal – Italy 🇮🇹) – Release “Grendel Returns” lyric video – Taken from their new album “Violence and Pride” out NOW via Rude Awakening Records #MetalDetektor #heavymetal

Producer: Cristiano Copat
Lyricist: Yuri Bernardini
Composer: Yuri Bernardini

Artist: Metal Detektor
Release Title: Violence and Pride
Label: Rude Awakening Records
Release Date: June 20, 2025
Format: Digital, CD
Genre: Heavy Metal / US Power
Country: Italy

“Violence and Pride,” the new album from Italian heavy metal band Metal Detektor, is out now via Rude Awakening Records.

The record delivers eight straightforward tracks built on pure heavy metal, written and arranged with a clear sense of purpose. There’s no studio trickery, no sidesteps, just sharp riffs, heartfelt lyrics, and a rhythm section that hits hard.

Lyrically, the album leans into themes like resistance, sacrifice, and identity. It’s a step forward for the band in terms of emotional depth, yet it holds firmly to the genre’s traditions. The band’s own words sum it up best: “No experiments, no electronics, no acoustic ballads with string quartet. Just heavy metal played as it was done — and should be done.”

“Violence and Pride” was produced by Cristiano Copat at KK Studio together with the band.

Taken from the album…..

“Violence and Pride” track list:

1. Sister Gone Mad
2. Grendel Returns
3. Shadowrunner
4. Violence and Pride
5. Kok Ború
6. Strongest Heart
7. Wild Frontier
8. Living for the Thrill

Line-up:
Francesco Valente – Vocals
Magnitudo Maxima – Bass/Guitar
Roberto Ventura – Lead Guitar
Yuri Bernardini – Guitar, Mandola, Background Vocals
Walter Ventura – Drums

FFO Jag Panzer, Judas Priest, Accept.

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Bandcamp: https://metaldetektor.bandcamp.com

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