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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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HYPA HYPA Tour - Live In Ludwigsburg (2023)
05/25 @ The Theater at MGM National Harbor, National Harbor
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The Atlantic Albums (2019)
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Axia was a heavy metal band from Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2018 and active until their split. Playing straightforward traditional heavy metal in the Brazilian underground mold, the band recorded and released material before disbanding.
Axon is a melodic heavy and power metal band from Speyer in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, formed in 2017, blending soaring melodies with the driving energy of power metal. The band operates from the historic cathedral city on the Rhine.
London's AXS deliver straightforward heavy metal built on catchy riffs, driving rhythms, and powerful vocal melodies. Since 2010, they've maintained a commitment to the fundamentals of the genre without unnecessary embellishment.
Axton plays heavy metal from Lecco on the shores of Lake Como since 2017. From this dramatically positioned Lombard town beneath the Grigne mountains, they deliver classic heavy metal with the solidity their blunt name suggests.
Axxed is a heavy, speed, and thrash metal band from Mosbach in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, combining the velocity of speed metal with thrash's aggressive precision and heavy metal's classic power. The band delivers a triple-genre assault from the Odenwald region of northern Baden.
Axxis is a melodic heavy and power metal band from Dortmund, Germany, one of the veteran acts in the German power metal scene with a career stretching back to the late 1980s. The band has built an extensive catalog of anthemic, melodic power metal that has earned them a loyal following across Europe and beyond.
Axxon is a progressive heavy and power metal band from Aurich in East Frisia, Germany, formed in 2012, merging the structural complexity of progressive metal with power metal's melodic grandeur. The band brings ambitious, genre-crossing metal to one of Germany's northernmost and most remote regions.
Aygghon delivers heavy metal and thrash metal from the Gascon town of Auch starting in 2026, representing the absolute newest wave of metal from France's rural southwest. Their arrival brings fresh energy to the Gers department's nascent metal scene.
Azel delivers heavy metal and thrash metal from the Loire Valley city of Tours since 2015, channeling a decade of dual-genre intensity from the heart of château country. Their sound brings aggressive urgency to one of France's most culturally refined cities.
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