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The Blind Leading The Blind (2019)
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Blood Eagle (2017)
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Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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Heavy/power metal band with folk influences from Hassfurt in Franconia, Germany, blending traditional melodies with metal power since 2013. Their genre-crossing approach weaves folk elements into a heavy and power metal framework.
Out of Nags Head on the Outer Banks, Elephant play epic heavy metal shaped by the wide Atlantic horizons of their coastal North Carolina home — formed in 2018, they bring genuine weight to a style that rewards it.
Baker City, Oregon's Eleven .44 play hard rock-flavored heavy metal from one of the most remote corners of the American West, a band shaped by small-town grit and formed in 2018 far from any major scene.
Rochester, New York's Elfspell conjure epic doom and traditional heavy metal with a mythological scale, their sound since 2015 built on massive clean vocals, crushing riffs, and a commitment to the genre's most grandiose traditions.
Rising from the volcanic terrain of Volcano, Hawaii, Eliptic bring a traditional heavy metal sensibility to one of the most geographically isolated scenes in the country, forging songs that feel both timeless and distinctly apart.
Heavy/groove metal vocalist from Barcelona, Spain, known for her powerful voice across multiple projects since 2013. Elisa C. Martin's solo work channels the commanding energy and melodic range that define her contributions to the European metal scene.
Anaheim's Elixir have been keeping the power metal flame burning in Southern California since 2008, dealing in soaring vocals, galloping double bass, and anthemic choruses built for arenas but honed in clubs.
Heavy metal, psychedelic, and hard rock act from the fishing town of Bermeo in the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2024. Their approach fuses classic metal and hard rock with psychedelic textures from the Basque coast.
Elizabethan Walpurga is a blackened heavy metal band from Recife, Brazil, with roots stretching back to 1994 when the original members first formed together under a different name. After disbanding in 2002, the group reunited in 2015 and recorded their debut full-length Walpurgisnacht, released in October 2016 through Shinigami Records, blending traditional heavy metal with black metal and regional Brazilian musical influences.
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