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Kill Devil Hill is an American heavy metal supergroup assembled in 2011, anchored by Pantera bassist Rex Brown and Black Sabbath/Dio drummer Vinny Appice alongside vocalist Dewey Bragg and guitarist Mark Zavon. The band released a self-titled debut in 2012 and Revolution Rise in 2013, drawing on a classic heavy rock template shaped by the members' histories in foundational metal bands. Subsequent lineup changes — including the departure of Appice and later Brown — continued through the band's third album Seas of Oblivion in 2023.
Kings of Mercia is a hard rock supergroup formed in 2021 by Fates Warning guitarist Jim Matheos, whose melodic songwriting found its counterpart in the voice of Steve Overland of British AOR veterans FM. Rounding out the lineup are drummer Simon Phillips (Toto, The Who) and bassist Joey Vera (Armored Saint), giving the project considerable pedigree across classic rock and metal. The band debuted with a self-titled album in 2022 on Metal Blade Records, followed by Battle Scars in 2024.
Kissin' Dynamite is a German heavy metal band formed in 2007 in Baden-Württemberg, originally a school band that named themselves after an AC/DC song. They debuted with Steel of Swabia (2008) and released a steady run of albums — including Addicted to Metal, Money Sex and Power (2012), and Megalomania (2014) — built around anthemic songwriting rooted in classic hard rock and melodic metal. The band has remained consistently active through the mid-2020s, releasing Generation Goodbye (2016) and several subsequent records.
Knock Out is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 2013. They released the eleven-track album "Sin Vergüenza" in May 2015, and later appeared on the CROM Records compilation "CR 021 — Nuestro Infierno" (2021) with the track "Pisando Fuerte". The band operates as an independent act and maintains an active presence on Bandcamp.
Kris Barras Band is a British hard rock outfit formed in 2015 in Torquay, Devon, led by guitarist and vocalist Kris Barras, a former mixed martial arts competitor. The band blends classic hard rock, blues rock, and Southern rock influences, signing to Mascot Label Group and releasing The Divine and Dirty (2018) and Light It Up (2019) in quick succession. Death Valley Paradise (2022) debuted at number 27 on the UK Albums Chart, and Halo Effect followed on Earache Records.
Krystal Tears was a melodic heavy metal and hard rock band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2000. The quintet — Roberto Sans (vocals), Davis Ramay (guitar), Diego Padilha (bass), Rigel Romeu (keyboards), and Leonardo Peccatu (drums) — released a self-titled demo in 2001 and their debut full-length A Brand New Life in 2005, a 13-track album running over an hour in length.
Lena Scissorhands is best known as the founding vocalist and primary public face of Infected Rain, the Moldovan metal band she formed in 2008 in Chișinău that blends metalcore, nu metal, and electronic elements with her versatile combination of clean singing and aggressive screaming. Under her own name, Scissorhands began releasing solo material in 2025, with the debut single "Believe" presenting a more melodic hard rock direction. She is also a vocalist in the American alternative metal project Death Dealer Union.
Lonely Kamel emerged from a series of basement jam sessions in Oslo, Norway, around 2006, delivering a smoky blend of stoner rock, blues, and psychedelia. The quartet built a steady catalog through the 2010s, including Dust Devil (2011), Shit City (2014), and Death's-Head Hawkmoth (2018) on Stickman Records. Their sound places them squarely within the European heavy-psych tradition, drawing on vintage American blues-rock while maintaining the unhurried groove characteristic of Scandinavian stoner rock.
Los Densos are a Buenos Aires heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 2022 who draw on New Wave of British Heavy Metal alongside Lovecraftian occult themes. Their debut release Habitantes de la Oscuridad, a seven-track album, came out on December 15, 2022. The band consists of Ramón 'Serpiente' Gómez on vocals, Nicolás Rivera on guitar, Julián Sirota on bass, and Nacho Roldán on drums.
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