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No One Alive is a heavy metal band from Vigo in Galicia, active since 2019. The band delivers classic heavy metal from the Atlantic port city in northwestern Spain.
No Quarter is a NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal and hard rock band from Cwmbrân, Wales, active since 1996. As one of the longer-running Welsh metal acts, they carry forward the spirit of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
Prato heavy metal act formed in 2018, delivering classic metal energy from Tuscany's textile city. Their traditional approach channels the foundational power of heavy metal's timeless riffing.
São Paulo heavy metal outfit No Remorse plays straightforward, riff-driven metal with roots in the classic tradition, documenting their output across releases including "The Machine Sessions" (2013) and the archival collection "From The Vaults Vol. 1 (2014–2018)." Their sound sits comfortably in the lineage of NWOBHM-influenced Brazilian heavy metal, favoring direct songwriting over complexity.
Dallas, Texas's No Respect have been flying the flag for traditional heavy metal and hard rock since 2007, a rare purist act in a scene often dominated by more extreme sounds. With nearly two decades of activity, they carry the kind of lived-in authority that comes from committing fully to the classic metal template — big riffs, unabashed hooks, and the swagger of a band that has nothing to prove and everything to deliver.
Modena heavy/thrash metal outfit formed in 2014, delivering aggressive riffing from the heart of Emilia-Romagna's motor valley. Their dual approach draws from heavy metal's melodic power and thrash's relentless speed.
No.Way! is a Viennese heavy metal band that has been forging classic metal since 2012. With over a decade of activity, the band is a fixture in Vienna's traditional heavy metal community.
Noble Rot is a heavy metal band from Dusseldorf, formed in 2023. Named after the fungal process that transforms grapes for fine wine, the band brings a refined approach to heavy metal from the Rhineland.
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