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Part of the Gothenburg school's homeland, this act channels heavy metal with a focus on twin-guitar harmonies and commanding vocal lines. Formed in 2017, based in Gothenburg, their approach strips metal back to its essential elements: riffs, hooks, fire.
Italy — heavy metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2012, they deal in NWOBHM-rooted riffing with timeless melodic hooks. Twin-guitar interplay and vocal power form the backbone of their sound.
Heavy metal band from Paltamo in the Kainuu region of northeastern Finland, formed in 2017. Their Finnish name meaning "axe" reflects the sharp, cutting edge of their traditional metal from the remote Finnish interior.
Kissin' Dynamite is a German heavy metal band formed in 2007 in Baden-Württemberg, originally a school band that named themselves after an AC/DC song. They debuted with Steel of Swabia (2008) and released a steady run of albums — including Addicted to Metal, Money Sex and Power (2012), and Megalomania (2014) — built around anthemic songwriting rooted in classic hard rock and melodic metal. The band has remained consistently active through the mid-2020s, releasing Generation Goodbye (2016) and several subsequent records.
Out of Port Orchard, Washington, Kitsa formed in 2023 where heavy metal and stoner metal meet the fog-laden Pacific coastline. Their sound has the sun-baked haze of stoner riffing tempered by the cold, overcast energy of the Puget Sound region.
KK's Priest is an English heavy metal band formed in 2019 by K.K. Downing, the founding guitarist of Judas Priest who had departed that band in 2011. The lineup assembled former Judas Priest vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens, former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks, guitarist A.J. Mills, and bassist Tony Newton. Their debut album Sermons of the Sinner was released in October 2021 via Napalm Records, followed by The Sinner Rides Again in 2023. The project channels classic British heavy metal and openly continues in the tradition Downing helped establish during Judas Priest's foundational era.
Heavy metal band from Split, Croatia, formed in 2024 and channeling the classic heavy metal sound from the Dalmatian coast. Their name evokes ancient grandeur, matching the anthemic ambitions of traditional European heavy metal.
Marietta, Ohio's KLNZR has been grinding out industrial-inflected heavy and groove metal since 2011. The band weaponizes mechanical texture and hammering rhythms, giving their sound a machine-shop rawness that fits the working-class Ohio River Valley well.
Heavy/thrash metal band from Poitiers, formed in 2023 with a deliberately vulgar Dutch name. Their aggressive approach delivers no-frills thrash-tinged heavy metal from western France.
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