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Heavy metal outfit from Moscow, formed in 2018. Their material channels the spirit of iron-fisted riffing and anthemic songwriting that has defined heavy metal since its inception.
Athens-based power metal act active since 1991, delivering anthemic heavy metal built on soaring vocals, galloping rhythms, and melodic guitar leads. Their compositions embrace the genre's tradition of epic songwriting and technical proficiency.
Since 2014, this Italian heavy metal act has kept the flame of traditional metal burning from Turin. Their sound is built on the genre's bedrock: powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and unwavering commitment.
French heavy/power metal band from Perpignan, formed in 2021. They deliver wise heavy and power metal from the Catalan-French border city.
German heavy metal band from Ludwigshafen, formed in 2018. They play classic heavy metal with a wizardly edge from the Rhine-Neckar industrial heartland.
Blindado are an Argentine heavy metal band founded by members Charly, Jorge, Adrián, and Juan, who released their debut album "Distorsión" in 2007 through Hurling Metal Records, featuring driving riffs, extended guitar solos, and even a heavy metal take on the tango standard "Yira-Yira." A second album, "En Las Calles", followed on the same label before the band returned in 2017 with "Argentina Despierta", an independently released record with politically charged lyrics addressing Argentine society. They remain active today.
German heavy metal and hard rock band from Leipzig, active since 2009. They bridge classic hard rock and heavy metal with energetic live performances.
French heavy metal band from Miramas in Provence, active since 2007. They play classic heavy metal from the southern French Bouches-du-Rhône region.
Finnish heavy metal band from Espoo, formed in 2017. They play classic heavy metal from the western Helsinki metropolitan area.
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