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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Evansville, Indiana's Nine Stitches draw from heavy metal, power metal, and thrash simultaneously, resulting in a sound with both melodic ambition and raw bite since forming in 2016. They represent the kind of genre-blending traditionalism that thrives in Midwest scenes removed from the pressure to follow coastal trends.
A Christian heavy metal act from Americana who released a split with Jaws called Madman / A Better World in 1995 on Rock Machine Records. The split showcases a straightforward, melodic approach to heavy metal with faith-oriented themes, situating the band firmly in the Brazilian Christian metal underground of the mid-1990s.
Ninja is a heavy metal band from Wuppertal, the city famous for its suspended monorail, active since 2017. The band brings stealthy heavy metal to the industrial Bergisches Land region.
Savage Black Metal / Punk from Austin.
Ravenna heavy metal act formed in 2015, delivering classic metal energy from Emilia-Romagna's historic capital. Their traditional approach channels the riff-driven power of heavy metal's foundational era.
Nitelyne is a NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal band from Colwyn Bay in North Wales, formed in 2017. Their sound revives the classic British heavy metal sound from the Welsh coast.
Nitro is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Pau, France, active since 2013. The band delivers high-energy heavy metal and hard rock from the foothills of the French Pyrenees.
Nitronein is a heavy metal band from Preston, UK, active since 2017. The band delivers traditional heavy metal from Lancashire in the northwest of England.
Nitrovolt is a heavy/speed metal and hard rock band from Cologne, active since 2015. The band electrifies the Rhineland with high-voltage speed metal and hard rock from Germany's fourth-largest city.
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