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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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Seattle heavy and thrash metal band channeling the hard-driving energy of classic American and European metal. Curse of the North delivers riff-forward songwriting with a rawness rooted in the underground.
Power and heavy metal band from Motilla del Palancar in Cuenca province, Spain, active since 2011. They deliver melodic, anthemic metal from the rural Castilian interior.
Indianapolis heavy metal outfit wielding classic metal songwriting with a sharp, straightforward edge. Cursed Blade favors traditional riff structures and energetic performances grounded in the foundations of the genre.
Virginia-based guitarist and songwriter combining heavy metal with neoclassical composition in the tradition of shred metal virtuosity. Curt Shaw applies technical precision and classical structure to melodic heavy metal.
Heavy metal band from London, formed in 2022. They deliver classic heavy metal from the English capital.
Crossover, heavy, and thrash metal band from East Flanders, Belgium, formed in 2018 with the motto 'If you want to cut the crap, use a Cuttermess.' Their releases 'Lie/Sense' and 'Take 'm To The Guillotine' deliver no-nonsense crossover metal.
Heavy metal band from Bonn, Germany, formed in 2015. They deliver classic, riff-driven heavy metal from the former West German capital.
Saint Paul heavy metal band named for the spectral hounds of Welsh mythology, bringing a dark, mythic sensibility to their sound. Cwn Annwn channels classic heavy metal songwriting with an atmospheric, lore-drenched edge.
Fraser, Michigan heavy and thrash metal band blending the riff-forward drive of classic thrash with traditional heavy metal melody. Cyadine draws from Michigan's deep metal tradition with energetic and hard-hitting songwriting.
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