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Actin' Up (2023)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
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
Featured Progressive Metal Album
The Atlantic Albums (2019)
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Heavy/doom metal band from Karlsruhe, Germany, formed in 2013. Their ponderous, crushing sound combines traditional heavy metal riffing with the slow-burning weight of doom metal.
Out of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, HammerHead play heavy metal with the blue-collar conviction of a region that has always known what hard work sounds like. Formed in 2011 and still at it.
Heavy metal band from Falkenstein, Germany, formed in 2018. Their powerful, riff-driven approach carries the banner of classic German heavy metal from the Vogtland region of Saxony.
Sedalia, Missouri's Hammerspace layer orchestral ambition onto heavy metal and thrash foundations, an unlikely combination from an unlikely location that has been paying off since 2011. The symphonic elements amplify rather than soften the aggression.
Indiana's Hammerstar have been delivering traditional heavy metal since 2015, a band clearly devoted to the craft of the classic sound and uninterested in chasing whatever genre trend is current.
Heavy metal band from Bad Salzungen, Germany, formed in 2018. Their sound delivers the kind of muscular, straightforward heavy metal that Thuringia's underground metal scene thrives on.
An established heavy/speed metal voice from Turin, contributing to Italy's underground since 2019. Riff-driven fury and tight rhythmic execution define their contributions.
Heavy metal band from Novelda/Elche, Spain, active since 2012. Named after the legendary Egyptian city, they deliver epic heavy metal from the Alicante region.
Named for the four-armed Mortal Kombat villain, this San Francisco outfit emerged in 2024 swinging old-school heavy metal with a playful nod to the genre's pulpy, monstrous roots.
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