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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Silverstage plays heavy metal and hard rock from Paris with a polished, performance-oriented approach, active since 2020. Their name evokes the live stage spectacle that sits at the heart of their musical identity.
Los Angeles-based Silversteel bring a traditional heavy metal sensibility to a city where the style has deep roots, forming in 2019 to carry on the classic sound with unironic commitment. Their name telegraphs both the genre's ornamental glam inheritance and its steely, unbending core.
New York's Silvertomb work the fault line between doom and traditional heavy metal, pairing the genre's crushing weight with the melodic hooks that classic heavy metal demands. Formed in 2019, the band builds an atmosphere of gloomy grandeur without abandoning songcraft for pure heaviness.
Silvertrain delivers heavy metal from Strasbourg, the Alsatian capital straddling the French-German border, active since 2021. Their sound reflects the cross-cultural character of their hometown, drawing on both French and German metal traditions.
Las Vegas's Simms arrived in 2024 fusing heavy metal with neoclassical shred, a combination that places technical guitar virtuosity at the center of otherwise traditionally structured metal songs. Their home in the entertainment capital of America is fitting for a project where showmanship and technicality are equally valued.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota's Simon Sez have delivered straightforward heavy metal since 2013 from one of the more unlikely metal scenes in the American heartland. Operating under the djsimonsez handle, the band brings a playful name to music that takes the classic metal template seriously.
Simson play heavy metal from the Bavarian lake town of Waging, channeling classic metal energy from the Alpine foothills. Their biblical strongman name promises power and force in their riff-driven approach.
Maywood, California's Sin play traditional heavy metal from the Los Angeles metro area, formed in 2014 and operating under the same sin7ven online presence as their New York namesake. Their Southern California location situates them within a region with a storied hard rock and heavy metal history.
Sin Destino is a heavy metal band from Grand Bourg, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, with a lineup of Rafa on vocals, Miguel and Jeremías on guitars, Raúl on bass, and Joaquín on drums. The band released their debut full-length album, "Siguiendo Nuestro Camino," in 2014, establishing themselves in the Argentine underground heavy metal scene. They have remained active as an independent act and continue to perform in the Buenos Aires region.
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