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Portland's Earth to Ashes has been delivering traditional heavy metal since 2014 with the kind of earnest conviction the genre requires — no gimmicks, just riffs and the long shadow of the bands who invented this sound.
Yonkers, New York's Earthbound A.D. has been writing traditional heavy metal since 2011, drawing on the New York area's long metallic lineage with the kind of no-nonsense approach the genre has always rewarded.
San Antonio's Earthen has been operating in the heavy doom metal tradition since 2005, a Texas band that moves at a funeral pace and draws on the long shadows the state's harder rock history casts over everything beneath it.
Part of Italy's underrated but thriving metal community, this act channels heavy metal and power metal with a focus on operatic vocal delivery over fleet-fingered guitarwork. Formed in 2016, speed and melody coexist in carefully calibrated balance.
Boston's Earthlore moves through psychedelic heavy metal, stoner, and doom with the measured confidence of a band that knows the territory — formed in 2019 and building something warmer and more textured than pure doom alone.
Straddling the line between heavy metal and power metal, this Italian actfrom Sarzana (La Spezia) fuses uplifting harmonic progressions and virtuosic instrumental interplay into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2012, and anthemic choruses and virtuosic solos define their approach.
Heavy metal and thrash band from Salo, Finland formed in 2019. They bring classic heavy metal power with a thrash edge from southwestern Finland.
Rising from Gothenburg's metal underground, this Swedish act forges Heavy Metal and Progressive Metal built on genre-bending ambition that refuses easy categorization. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Heavy metal and power metal band from Northeast England, formed in 2021. They bring epic, powerful metal from the north of England.
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