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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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Northern Empire is a progressive heavy/power metal band from Odense on the island of Funen, active since 2016. The band crafts elaborate progressive compositions from the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen.
Northern Flame is a melodic heavy/power metal band from Vaasa, Finland, combining heavy guitar work with keyboard layers and both growled and clean vocal arrangements. Their releases Glimpse of Hope and Twisted Reality showcase a dual-voiced approach to melodic Finnish metal.
New York's Northern Heretic, active since 2023, combine traditional heavy metal's melodic directness with the weight and patience of doom, producing music that feels both accessible and genuinely heavy. Their name signals an outsider stance, an allegiance to metal's older, more honest values against whatever the mainstream demands. Still a young project, they've shown an early clarity of vision that bodes well for what's ahead.
Northern Lights is a heavy metal band from Imatra, Finland, formed in 2021. The band channels the energy of classic heavy metal through a distinctly Finnish lens, contributing to the country's vibrant traditional metal underground.
Northern Redemption is a heavy metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2021. The band plays traditional heavy metal from the Swedish capital.
NorthWorld is a heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2020. Their sound draws on the classic traditions of Finnish heavy metal while forging a modern, energetic approach.
Nortia is a melodic heavy/power metal band from Oulu, Finland, active since 2013. Their music delivers the soaring melodies and driving rhythms characteristic of the Finnish power metal tradition.
A classic heavy metal band formed in 1999 whose early inspiration came from the foundational canon of Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Led Zeppelin. Their 2003 demo Savoring the Blood and 2004 EP Returning to the Slaughter established their straightforward approach, and they later appeared alongside Norwegian thrash cult act Deathhammer on a split recorded at Tom Santiago Studio in Campinas.
Nosferatu V is a NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal band from Leeds, UK, formed in 2020. The band channels the classic New Wave of British Heavy Metal spirit from the heart of West Yorkshire.
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