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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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Mutus Liber is a heavy metal band from Durango, Spain, formed in 2012. They forge powerful heavy metal from the Basque Country.
MX Project is a heavy/thrash/death metal band from Portugal, formed in 2025. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
A heavy metal act from the Alpine city of Grenoble, My Doppelgänger has been crafting melodic, riff-driven compositions since 2014. The band channels the dramatic mountain landscape of the Isère valley into classic heavy metal.
Butte, Montana's My Fist Your Face bring the blunt physicality of the band name to their heavy/thrash metal approach, forming in 2024 with a beer-and-leather no-frills attitude suited to Montana's hardscrabble character.
My Haven is a melodic heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2021. They craft polished melodic heavy metal with strong hooks and emotive songwriting.
Beverly, Massachusetts veterans My Pet Demon have been carrying the torch for heavy and thrash metal since 2001, their North Shore Massachusetts roots showing in a tough, workmanlike approach to classic metal forms.
Bognor is a death metal act from the northern Greek city of Kozani, active since 2008. The band delivers crushing extremity from Macedonia, a region known for its harsh winters and rugged mountain terrain.
Ringwood, New Jersey heavy metal band My Saviour have been active since 2007, crafting traditional heavy metal with classic song structures and the no-frills directness of a band that lets riffs do the talking.
Brooklyn's Mykey Massacre brings a punk-informed edge to heavy metal, formed in 2021 out of New York City's borough scene with a raw, street-level approach that values attitude and directness over polished production.
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