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Urban Tales is a Portuguese heavy/gothic metal project created by Marcos Cesar in 2005, blending rock and metal with gothic atmospheres across multiple albums. Their 2011 release Loneliness still is the friend was named among the year's best albums by critics, and they were signed to Greek label Burning Star Records.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Seville, Spain, active since 2007, evolving from their earlier heavy metal sound toward hard rock over the years. Their long tenure reflects a steady commitment to the Andalusian rock and metal scene.
Folk and heavy metal band from Jelgava, Latvia, active since 2020 and weaving Latvian folk traditions into a heavy metal framework. Their sound bridges Baltic folk heritage with the power of traditional metal.
Portland, Oregon's Urchin have been at it since 2001, fusing doom metal's crushing density with post-metal's more expansive, atmospheric tendencies over more than two decades. One of the longer-running acts in the Pacific Northwest heavy underground, they bring weathered depth to every release.
Melodic heavy metal and hard rock band from Grenoble in the French Alps, active since 2015. Their sound draws from classic heavy metal and hard rock traditions, infused with the energy of the Alpine city's rock scene.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Norwich, England, active since 2023. Their sound draws from the classic traditions of British heavy metal and hard rock, named after the classic Commodore 64 video game.
Helsinki-based heavy metal band active since 2016, whose Finnish name means 'energy,' delivering high-powered traditional metal from the Finnish capital. Their sound carries the force and vitality that their name promises.
Heavy metal band from the Biscay province of the Basque Country, Spain, active since 2018. Their sound carries the weight and power of traditional heavy metal, rooted in the culturally distinct Basque metal community.
Urtiden is a blackened heavy metal and punk project from Norrkoping, Sweden, explicitly anti-Nazi in stance, inspired by classic Swedish metal bands like Jonah Quizz and Mindless Sinner. Their 2021 album Iron Age Nomad Axe was entirely recorded, mastered, and performed by a member credited as Holm.
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