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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Alaska merges black and heavy metal from North Yorkshire since 2006, creating an unusual fusion of extreme and traditional styles. Two decades of activity from the Yorkshire Dales speak to sustained commitment in one of England's most scenic regions.
Albertaising brings a fresh take on heavy metal from Madrid, combining contemporary songwriting sensibilities with classic metal instrumentation since 2023. Their approach offers a distinctly modern perspective within the Spanish capital's thriving traditional metal revival.
Boston power metal project named after the ancient name for Britain. Arthurian legend through New England melodic metal.
Alcantaria crafts heavy metal from the southeastern coastal city of Kotka since 2019, adding to the Kymenlaakso region's growing metal community. Their name evokes medieval fortifications, fitting for a band building solid traditional metal foundations.
Alcatrax has played heavy and speed metal from Legnano, the historic Lombard battlefield town near Milan, since 2007. Their predatory-bird-inspired name captures the soaring aggression of their dual-genre approach.
Alchemia brings heavy metal and hard rock from Reykjavík since 2020, offering a classic-leaning counterpoint to the capital's dominant black metal identity. Their alchemical name hints at the transformative ambition behind their riff-driven compositions.
Alcoholic Alliance Disciples have practiced southern metal from Cagliari since 2009, bringing a Sardinian interpretation of American-influenced whiskey-soaked heaviness. Their party-hearty identity translates into riff-heavy, groove-laden music built for maximum volume.
Alcstones plays speed and heavy metal with hard rock influences from Verona since 2023. Their name, a portmanteau suggesting alchemical stones, drives a sound rooted in the classic traditions of metal's most foundational subgenres.
Alcyon merges heavy and progressive metal from the Pyrenean town of Tarbes since 2018, channeling the mountainous grandeur of the Hautes-Pyrénées into ambitious compositions. Their mythological name, referencing the halcyon bird, evokes a calm that belies their sonic weight.
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