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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Portuguese heavy metal band from Lisbon, formed in 2023 and channeling classic heavy metal with leather-clad attitude. Their provocative name signals the raw, sin-tinged energy of their traditional metal approach.
Sarajevo-based blackened heavy metal act forged in 2022, channeling raw aggression through a volatile fusion of black metal ferocity and traditional heavy metal muscle. They represent the growing Bosnian underground metal scene.
French groove/heavy metal band from Nantes, delivering riff-heavy, rhythmically punishing music since 2010. Their Lebowski-inspired name signals a laid-back attitude that belies the crushing weight of their groove metal.
Albuquerque's Leeches of Lore draw from the deep well of traditional heavy and speed metal, keeping the spirit of the NWOBHM and its American inheritors alive in the New Mexico high desert.
Franklin Square's Leeds Point tap into Long Island's blue-collar metal tradition, blending heavy and stoner metal into a riff-heavy, earthy sound that has been growing steadily since 2014.
Brooklyn's Legend have been hauling classic heavy metal into the present tense since 2012, favoring doomier tempos and a shadowy atmosphere that suits their borough's industrial corners. Riff-centered and uncommonly patient, they play metal like it was meant to last.
German heavy metal band from Halver, forging classic heavy metal since 2012. Their sound pays tribute to the genre's timeless formula of powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and anthemic structures.
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Lena Scissorhands is best known as the founding vocalist and primary public face of Infected Rain, the Moldovan metal band she formed in 2008 in Chișinău that blends metalcore, nu metal, and electronic elements with her versatile combination of clean singing and aggressive screaming. Under her own name, Scissorhands began releasing solo material in 2025, with the debut single "Believe" presenting a more melodic hard rock direction. She is also a vocalist in the American alternative metal project Death Dealer Union.
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