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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Triumvir is a New York epic heavy/power metal band formed in 2020, constructing grand, anthem-driven metal rooted in the classic European power metal and traditional heavy metal traditions.
Trivium is one of the most prominent American metal acts of the 2000s, formed in Orlando, Florida, known for bridging metalcore, thrash, and heavy metal across a commercially successful and critically recognized discography that includes albums such as Ascendancy, Shogun, and The Sin and the Sentence.
Trixter is a heavy metal band from Middlesbrough, England, formed in 2010. They deliver traditional heavy metal with hard-hitting riffs and anthemic energy in the spirit of classic British steel.
Tro is a heavy metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2016. They play traditional heavy metal from the Catalan capital.
Trollfat is a California-based blackened heavy metal act formed in 2024, fusing the raw aggression of black metal with the driving, riff-forward energy of traditional heavy metal.
Trouble formed in Aurora, Illinois in 1979 and are widely recognized as one of the founding acts of American doom metal, often grouped alongside Candlemass, Pentagram, and Saint Vitus. Their first two albums, Psalm 9 (1984) and The Skull (1985), are landmark recordings that grafted Black Sabbath's heaviness onto a spiritual lyrical framework. The band signed to Rick Rubin's Def American label for their 1990 self-titled album and continued recording across eight studio releases.
Troupe is a Missouri heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 2012, drawing on classic heavy metal and rock traditions.
Troupe is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Shreveport, Louisiana, formed in 2012, rooted in the hard-rocking end of traditional metal.
Hard and heavy metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2018 and signed to Classic Metal Records. The band released their debut album Prisioneiro do Rock 'n' Roll in 2021 and their second album Diamante in 2025, both sung in Portuguese, with the latter receiving a maximum rating from the Metal na Lata portal for its deliberate return to the sound of 1980s Brazilian hard rock.
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