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Since 2018, this British heavy metal act has kept the flame of traditional metal burning from Newcastle upon Tyne. Their sound is built on the genre's bedrock: powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and unwavering commitment.
German heavy/doom metal band from Marburg, formed in 2024. They merge traditional heavy metal with doom metal's crushing weight.
German heavy metal band from Hamburg, formed in 2019. They play classic heavy metal with attitude from Germany's second-largest city.
Five-piece heavy metal band from Lyon, formed in 2023, channeling NWOBHM and speed metal energy through raw, self-produced demos. Their releases My Beer and Live or Die showcase energetic, guitar-driven metal with an unapologetic old-school spirit.
German heavy metal band from Aschaffenburg, formed in 2020. They deliver Teutonic heavy metal might from the Franconian-Bavarian border.
Since 2020, this Polish heavy metal act has kept the flame of traditional metal burning from Poznań. Their sound is built on the genre's bedrock: powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and unwavering commitment.
Since 2014, this British heavy metal act has kept the flame of traditional metal burning from Southampton. Their sound is built on the genre's bedrock: powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and unwavering commitment.
Bülent Ceylan is a German comedian born in Mannheim in 1976, long established as one of Germany's most prominent stand-up performers through his sharp cultural satire and character work. His debut album Ich liebe Menschen (2024), released via Napalm Records, channels German-language industrial metal interspersed with collaborative tracks featuring artists ranging from Saltatio Mortis to Peter Maffay. The record addresses online hate and racism and was followed by a performance at the Wacken Open Air festival.
Olympia, Washington's C Average have been conjuring heavy and doom-laden metal since 1996, drawing on medieval and fantasy themes. They are perhaps best known for performing a live score to the 1922 silent horror film Nosferatu alongside cellist Lori Goldston at the Capitol Theater.
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