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Heavy metal band from Thüle, Germany formed in 2013. Warburg forges classic heavy metal in the tradition of the genre's German pioneers, built on powerful riffs and anthemic structures.
Phoenix's Wardog have been channeling the twin spirits of heavy and power metal since 2017, favoring the kind of soaring, anthem-ready songwriting that treats every riff as a rallying cry. Their sound is unapologetic in its love for traditional metal — twin guitar leads, driving rhythms, and vocals that push skyward. In the scorching heat of the Phoenix scene, Wardog brings the energy of the open road.
Thrash, heavy, and melodic death metal band from Zaragoza, Spain formed in 2021. Warg weaves multiple metal traditions into an aggressive hybrid that draws from thrash velocity and melodic death metal's harmonic depth.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Umag, Croatia active since 2016. Wargrave delivers powerful riffing from the Istrian peninsula on the Adriatic coast.
Springfield, Oregon's Warlok have been playing heavy metal since 2015 with the earnest conviction of a band that cares more about the riff than about trends. Their name is a deliberate nod to the occult and the classic metal tradition, and they deliver on that promise with guitar-driven material rooted in the fundamentals of the form. The Oregon interior produces bands that have no interest in being fashionable, and Warlok is squarely in that lineage.
Warlord is a heavy metal band from Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, with roots stretching back to 1991, making them one of the older acts in Sergipe's underground metal scene. The band was active through the early 2000s, reformed around 2015, and has appeared on compilations including The Iguana's Attäck Vol. 3 (2020) with the tracks "Evil's Child" and "The Soldier of Flies".
Warrel Dane launched his solo career in 2008 with Praises to the War Machine on Century Media Records, stepping outside his primary role as vocalist of Seattle progressive metal band Nevermore to explore a heavier and more personal album-oriented direction with production by Peter Wichers of Soilwork. At the time of his death from a heart attack in São Paulo, Brazil on December 13, 2017, he had been working on a second solo album titled Shadow Work, fragments of which were later assembled and released posthumously. Dane is widely regarded as one of the most distinctive voices in progressive heavy metal.
NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal band from Newcastle upon Tyne, England active since 2019. Warrior carries the torch of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal tradition with classic riffs and anthemic structures from the northeast.
Heavy and power metal band from Athens, Greece featuring Andreas Sinanoglou with guitarist Bob Katsionis and vocalist Daniel Heiman of Lost Horizon fame. Their 2021 album The Mad King blends NWOBHM, epic metal, and power metal across ten tracks of dramatic, larger-than-life heavy metal.
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