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Tales from the Thousand Lakes (Live at Tavastia) (2024)
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Dial Tone (2022)
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JBP is a heavy metal band from El Prat De Llobregat, Spain, whose debut album Piel de Metal (2021) delivers nine tracks of straightforward, riff-driven heavy metal. Their Spanish-language approach to the genre brings a distinct Mediterranean flavor to classic metal songwriting.
JD Miller is a Swedish four-piece hard rock and metal band from Boras, dubbed the heaviest AOR around by Sweden Rock Magazine. Their fourth album Empyrean (2024), released through Mighty Music, features former State Of Drama guitarist Tommy Timonen and blends hard rock, metal, and AOR into a melodically driven heavy sound.
Jeddah is a heavy metal band from the United Kingdom that brings a dark, intense approach to British heavy music. Their aggressive compositions draw on the UK's deep tradition of heavy and extreme metal.
Sonoma, California guitarist Jeffro Hunter blends neoclassical shred with traditional heavy metal, a recently active solo project that draws on deep familiarity with the classical guitar canon and channels it through high-voltage metal performance.
Out of Brattleboro, Vermont, Jeopardy play hard-nosed thrash with a crossover edge that tips its hat to the genre's hardcore roots, forging a pit-driven, riff-forward sound since 2011 that doesn't waste a second on subtlety.
Jeremiah is a heavy metal band from Sweden that delivers powerful, riff-driven compositions rooted in Scandinavian metal traditions. Their approach to the genre channels the energy and technical proficiency that characterizes Sweden's celebrated metal scene.
Jacksonville, Florida's Jeremy Aitken delivers power and heavy metal with a hard rock sensibility, a solo project built around strong melodic hooks and the kind of guitar-forward songwriting that draws equally from traditional metal and classic rock.
Jersey is a heavy metal band from Croatia that channels aggressive energy through their compositions. Their approach to metal draws on both Central European and Mediterranean influences, contributing to the growing Croatian heavy music scene.
Jeshaia is a black metal project from Belgium, delivering atmospheric and aggressive extreme metal. The project channels dark sonic landscapes through the lens of Belgian underground black metal traditions.
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