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Featured Album
Actin' Up (2023)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
HYPA HYPA Tour - Live In Ludwigsburg (2023)
05/25 @ The Theater at MGM National Harbor, National Harbor
Featured Progressive Metal Album
The Atlantic Albums (2019)
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NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal band from the UK, active since 2009. They carry the torch of the original New Wave of British Heavy Metal with classic riffs, galloping rhythms, and anthemic songwriting.
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Milan-based southern metal act active since 2012, injecting blues-influenced swagger and whiskey-soaked groove into their heavy, riff-driven sound. Their music channels the spirit of American Southern rock and metal through a Italian perspective.
Spanish heavy metal band from La Guancha on the island of Tenerife, formed in 2017. They deliver traditional heavy metal from the volcanic slopes of the Canary Islands.
A Kansas City heavy metal institution active since 1985, Banshee built their reputation through appearances on Metal Blade's influential Metal Massacre compilation series and have persisted through decades of lineup changes.
A Christian-themed heavy metal band from Beckley, West Virginia that formed in 2021 and operated independently before splitting up.
Spanish heavy/power metal band from Los Santos de Maimona in Extremadura, active since 2009. They bring anthemic heavy and power metal from one of Spain's least-populated regions.
A Louisville, Kentucky heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 2019, delivering straightforward rock-and-roll attitude with themes of partying and hard living.
Barbaria are a heavy metal band from Mogi Mirim, a city in the interior of São Paulo state, formed in 2025 and among the newest entries in Brazil's sprawling regional metal underground. With lyrical themes centered on piracy and adventure, the band plays traditional heavy metal and is in the early stages of establishing their presence in the São Paulo interior scene.
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