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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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New York's Lord Papus play heavy metal steeped in occult mysticism, channeling the ceremonial into driving, riff-led compositions since their 2023 formation.
Missouri's Lordchain have been grinding out heavy metal and hard rock from Caruthersville since 2002, a rare and tenacious presence in the region's heartland metal scene.
Swiss melodic power/speed/heavy metal band from Rickenbach bei Wil, forging galloping riffs and soaring melodies since 2015. Their sound channels classic European power metal traditions through high-energy speed metal and traditional heavy metal frameworks.
Madison's Lords of the Trident make theatrical, high-octane heavy and power metal with comic-book mythology and earnest commitment to hooks, anthems, and all things epic.
Spanish heavy/power metal band from Bernardos, forging muscular riffs and anthemic choruses since 2012. Their sound channels classic European heavy and power metal through a Castilian lens.
Los Densos are a Buenos Aires heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 2022 who draw on New Wave of British Heavy Metal alongside Lovecraftian occult themes. Their debut release Habitantes de la Oscuridad, a seven-track album, came out on December 15, 2022. The band consists of Ramón 'Serpiente' Gómez on vocals, Nicolás Rivera on guitar, Julián Sirota on bass, and Nacho Roldán on drums.
German heavy metal and hard rock band from Grossefehn, delivering energetic, riff-driven music since 2013. Their sound bridges the gap between heavy metal's power and hard rock's accessibility.
Italian heavy metal band from Milan with roots back to 1999, making them one of the longer-running Italian acts here. Their quarter-century commitment to heavy metal marks them as veterans of the Milanese scene.
German heavy metal and hard rock band from Erzhausen, forging crowd-pleasing anthems since 2015. Their sound channels the classic spirit of heavy metal and hard rock through energetic performances.
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