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Metallurgy is a heavy metal band from Wuppertal, Germany, active since 2014. Their name is a fitting declaration of intent from a city in the industrial Bergisches Land region, long associated with metalwork and forging.
A heavy/power metal act from Bielefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, Metalmind has been crafting melodic compositions since 2017. The band delivers the kind of mentally engaging power metal their name suggests.
A heavy metal band from Brussels, Belgium, active in the Belgian underground scene and documented in the Encyclopaedia Metallum. They released a self-titled 7" single in 1986, representing one of the early strands of traditional heavy metal in the Belgian capital.
Metalodon is a heavy metal band from Cantabria, Spain, formed in 2023. They channel traditional heavy metal might from northern Spain.
Metalrain is a heavy/power metal act from the small Danubian town of Adony, active since 2016. The band delivers melodic, anthemic power metal from the Hungarian heartland.
Houston's Metalstorm are one of the longer-running heavy metal acts in the Texas underground, having kept their brand of traditional metal alive since 1989. Their sound draws from the classic hard rock and heavy metal blueprint — muscular riffs, melodic hooks, and a workmanlike commitment to the genre that has outlasted countless trends. Their longevity in a city known for its bruising extreme metal scene speaks to a genuine dedication to the craft.
Chicago's Metalusafer forge a high-octane fusion of classic heavy metal and speed metal that wears its influences — think early Judas Priest and Exciter — without apology. Formed in 2014, the band delivers driving rhythms and twin-guitar interplay that pays homage to the late 1970s and early 1980s metal that first put the genre on the map. They are part of a broader Midwestern resurgence of bands committed to traditional metal played with genuine conviction.
A heavy metal act from Herisau in the Swiss canton of Appenzell, Metalvetia delivers classic metal with a distinctly Swiss national identity since 2018. The band's name fuses 'metal' with 'Helvetia,' Switzerland's Latin name.
A heavy and thrash metal band from Bulgaria, formed in 2017 and active as an independent act. Documented in the Encyclopaedia Metallum, they operate within the straightforward heavy-thrash tradition and have released material through Bandcamp.
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