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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Formed in Los Angeles in 2022, Wings of Steel belong to the city's tradition of traditional heavy metal acts who look back to the genre's foundational era — NWOBHM riffing, soaring clean vocals, and a commitment to the metal aesthetic that the LA scene has never entirely let go of. They arrive late to the revival but with clear conviction for the craft.
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Colorado Springs's Winter Nacht have been playing traditional heavy metal since 2017, drawing on the Germanic connotations of their name to anchor a sound rooted in classic European metal traditions. The high-altitude, mountainous setting of Colorado suits the kind of grandiose, cold-edged metal that Winter Nacht build their songs around.
Heavy and doom metal band from Genoa, Italy emerging in 2024. Winter Tears channels the melancholy of the Ligurian coast into crushing heavy doom.
Heavy metal band from Manchester, England active since 2014. Winterfire delivers classic heavy metal with a wintry intensity from one of England's greatest music cities.
Heavy/power metal band from Kalix, Sweden active since 2011. Winterlong delivers soaring power metal from the far north of Sweden near the Finnish border.
Heavy metal band from Córdoba, Spain active since 2008. Winternights delivers classic heavy metal from the historic heart of Andalusia, drawing on nearly two decades of commitment to the genre.
Epic heavy and doom metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece formed in 2022. Wishdoom blends the grandeur of epic metal with doom's crushing weight from Greece's northern capital.
Melodic heavy metal and hard rock band from Fürth, Germany formed in 2016. Wishing Well channels the accessible melodicism of classic hard rock through a heavy metal lens from the Franconian heartland.
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