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Dodsalliansen is a heavy metal band from Lillehammer, Norway, formed in 2023. The project delivers classic heavy metal from the Innlandet region.
Doria plays melodic heavy metal from Barcelona, active since 2011 and crafting hook-laden, guitar-driven compositions that draw from the classic European heavy metal tradition. Their accent-adorned name and Catalan identity give them a distinct cultural character within the Spanish metal scene.
Austin stoner/heavy rock. Massive riffs with a Southern groove.
The Polish city of Wrocław serves as headquarters for this heavy metal and power metal operation, whose arsenal includes Helloween-school optimism forged in twin-guitar brilliance. The emphasis falls on melody, speed, and unapologetic triumphalism.
Denver newcomers Eaglewing launched in 2024 with a straightforward heavy metal identity in a city whose underground has grown considerably in recent years — young, loud, and just getting started.
Skagaströnd/Akureyri, Iceland — heavy metal and power metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2020, they deal in fantasy-tinged compositions with baroque melodic sensibility. Their recordings radiate the energy of a packed festival stage.
Los Angeles's Early Man has been a reliable deliverer of meat-and-potatoes heavy/speed/thrash metal since 2004, with a sound that wears its classic influences openly and plays them with genuine muscle.
A Los Angeles act sharing the Earth name since 1993, this heavy/stoner outfit operates in far more traditional territory than their Washington namesakes, delivering riff-forward metal built for the road.
The Portuguese city of Almada serves as headquarters for this heavy metal and progressive metal operation, whose arsenal includes Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Their approach balances aggression with genuine musical substance.
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