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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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A product of Russia's vast and intense metal underground, this Rybnoye-based heavy metal act channels Maiden-esque gallops and Priest-inspired vocal histrionics. Active since 2015, they play metal the way it was meant to be: loud, proud, and unfiltered.
Anaheim's Eden arrived in 2020 with a traditional heavy metal sensibility rooted in the Southern California scene — earnest and riff-forward, drawing from the genre's classic foundations.
Eden Burns work the groove-heavy end of heavy metal with a muscular, no-nonsense approach, formed in Bowie in 2020 with enough swing in the riffs to keep heads moving.
Erie, Pennsylvania's Eden on Fire are a 2023 heavy metal outfit carrying the torch for the genre's classic forms — a new band from the Great Lakes region with old instincts.
Eden Seed is a heavy/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2016 by guitarist Gisele Marie Rocha, who gained international attention as one of the first Muslim women to front a recorded heavy/thrash metal act. The band released their debut full-length "Age of Creation" in April 2018, a record blending classic heavy metal with thrash and progressive elements.
Heavy metal and symphonic metal band from Pont-a-Mousson, France active since 2011. They blend classical orchestral elements with melodic heavy metal from the Lorraine region.
Heavy metal, speed metal, and thrash band from Dublin, Ireland active since 2012. They deliver high-velocity metal from the Irish capital.
Melodic heavy metal act from Valencia, Spain, delivering hook-driven, powerful compositions since 2021. Their approach channels the classic melodic metal tradition with a distinctly Spanish character.
This Texas Edge of Chaos take a different angle entirely — neoclassical shred and heavy metal technique, guitar-forward and precision-minded, formed in 2020 with a focus on melodic virtuosity.
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