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Boston's Tower of Babel, formed in 2014, work in the tradition of epic heavy and power metal, delivering the kind of larger-than-life riffs and anthemic songwriting that has defined the genre's most theatrical wing.
Toxic Visions from the Paderborn/Detmold area in East Westphalia deliver progressive heavy metal that explores distorted, hallucinatory themes since 2022. Their sound channels the ambitious structures of progressive metal through a poisoned, visionary lens.
Toxic Youth is a crossover/heavy metal band from Milan, active since 1993. With over three decades of activity, they are one of the longest-running crossover acts in Italy, bridging punk energy with heavy metal power.
Baywood-Los Osos, California's Toxikith have been operating since 2012 at the intersection of classic heavy metal and thrash, favoring the melodic hooks and galloping riffs of the early-to-mid '80s over modern extremity.
Linthicum Heights, Maryland's Tracer have been flying the flag for traditional heavy metal since 2006, drawing on the NWOBHM and American power metal traditions in a region with a tight-knit but dedicated metal underground.
Chicago's Tracer X emerged in 2017 with a focus on heavy and power metal, bringing soaring vocal lines and twin-guitar arrangements to the Midwest's enduring metal scene.
Tracerfire from Dresden forge heavy metal with the rapid, illuminating intensity of their military-referencing name, formed in 2026 as one of Saxony's newest metal acts. Their sound promises the bright, streaking energy of tracer rounds cutting through darkness.
Tractors is a heavy/power metal band from Viterbo in Lazio, active since 2014. Their industrial name channels raw, workhorse power through heavy and power metal from the northern Lazio countryside.
Trade Makers are a Latvian heavy/speed metal outfit formed in 2022, channeling the galloping energy of classic European speed metal with the muscular heft of traditional heavy metal. Despite being a young act, their approach is firmly rooted in metal's foundational traditions.
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