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Talas formed in Buffalo, New York in 1974 as a regional power trio anchored by bassist Billy Sheehan, whose virtuosic technique drew widespread attention when the band opened thirty shows for Van Halen in 1980. The band released a self-titled debut in 1979 and several independent records including Sink Your Teeth into That (1982) and the live album Live Speed on Ice (1983) before Sheehan departed in 1985 to join David Lee Roth's band. In 2022, Sheehan reunited with former Talas members to record 1985, an album of material written during the band's final lineup era.
Brooklyn-based Tanith formed in 2017, built around guitarist and vocalist Russ Tippins — also a member of NWOBHM act Satan — alongside bassist/vocalist Cindy Maynard and drummer Keith Robinson. Their debut album In Another Time (2019) on Metal Blade Records drew immediate comparisons to 1970s luminaries such as Blue Öyster Cult, Wishbone Ash, and Uriah Heep, earning cult status in the traditional heavy rock community. A second album, Voyage, followed in 2023, reinforcing their commitment to melodic, fantasy-inflected hard rock and classic metal songwriting.
Heavy/southern metal and hard rock band from Brasília, active since 2007. The band released the album Beyond the Grotesque on October 3, 2015, a nine-track record whose songs include "Burn Your Soul," "Death Rider," and "Astral Ghost."
Hard rock and heavy metal band from Fortaleza, Ceará, formed in 2007. The band released the album Fight for the Life independently in 2017, and appeared on the 2020 Armadillo Records compilation A Brazilian Tribute to Deep Purple with a cover of "Hush."
Founded in Wiesbaden, Germany in 2007 by vocalist Timmy Rough and drummer Urban Berz, The New Roses channel the hard rock tradition of the late 1980s with clear debts to AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, and Aerosmith. After adopting the name officially in 2012, the band signed to Napalm Records and achieved mainstream chart presence in Germany, with Nothing But Wild (2019) reaching number 10 and Sweet Poison (2022) reaching number 13 on the German album charts. A track from their early career was included on the German soundtrack for the TV series Sons of Anarchy. Their sixth album, Attracted to Danger, was released in 2024.
The Night Flight Orchestra was formed in 2007 in Helsingborg, Sweden by Björn Strid and David Andersson while on tour with their main band Soilwork, with bassist Sharlee D'Angelo of Arch Enemy also among the founding members. The band's aesthetic is a deliberate recreation of 1970s and 1980s AOR and classic rock, complete with lush vocal harmonies, melodic hooks, and analog production sensibilities. Seven studio albums followed from Internal Affairs (2012) through Amber Galactic (2017), Aeromantic (2020), and Give Us the Moon (2025), each reinforcing their commitment to the genre's golden-era sound. The project has become one of the most consistent and acclaimed AOR revivals in contemporary rock.
The Ugly Kings formed in Melbourne, Australia around 2014, delivering a sound the band describes as "power blues" — a combination of darkened heavy blues, raw punk energy, and a metallic rock edge that draws on the directness of The White Stripes and the weight of Queens of the Stone Age. Their debut Darkness Is My Home was received as one of the standout Australian heavy rock releases of its year, and their sophomore album Strange, Strange Times, released via Napalm Records in August 2021, extended their reach internationally. The two-piece format gives their recordings a sparse but punishing character consistent with the stripped-down blues rock tradition.
The Vintage Caravan formed in the municipality of Álftanes, Iceland in 2006, founded as teenagers by guitarist Óskar Logi Ágústsson and drummer Guðjón Reynisson, though the band did not function as a working unit until around 2009. Their sound synthesizes the psychedelic haze of Deep Purple with the crushing weight of stoner metal, delivered with a classic rock spontaneity. Six studio albums followed from their self-titled debut (2011) through Voyage (2014), Arrival (2015), Gateways (2018), Monuments (2021) — which reached number 21 on the German charts — and Portals (2025) on Napalm Records. Their longevity and consistency have made them one of the most productive acts in Icelandic rock.
Valient Thorr formed in Greenville, North Carolina around 2000 to 2001, playing a high-energy brand of heavy rock that merged classic hard rock swagger, Southern rock groove, and metal riffing beneath a science fiction mythology built around the urban legend of Valiant Thor, an alleged Venusian visitor. Vocalist Valient Himself commands the band's chaotic live performances, which helped establish them as a fixture on the American touring circuit. The band released six studio albums, including Total Universe Man (2005) and Immortalizer (2008).
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