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AntiFragile (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/07 @ Gramercy Theatre, New York
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A Tortured Soul is a traditional heavy metal band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their 2007 full-length "Kiss of the Thorn" channels classic heavy metal with ten tracks of galloping riffs and soaring vocals in the NWOBHM tradition.
A.D. 4 is a traditional heavy metal band from Staten Island, New York. Their 2025 debut full-length "Year Of The Dragon" delivers eight tracks of classic heavy metal with no-frills, fist-raising energy.
Detroit groove metal and NWOTHM project. The name resonates differently in a city that knows something about being left behind.
Abduction is a heavy and thrash metal band from Danbury, Connecticut. Since 2016, the band has released a full-length, two EPs, and a demo, blending high-energy thrash riffs with hard rock swagger.
Derby, New York NWOTHM project. Yet another Abraxas — the Gnostic deity's popularity among metalheads proves the name's enduring power.
Orlando, Florida NWOTHM and power metal project. A variant spelling of Absalom bringing classic metal grandeur to Central Florida.
Intense Heavy Metal from El Paso.
Chicago NWOTHM project. Latin-flavored traditional heavy metal from the Windy City.
Aces is a heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. The band plays straightforward, no-nonsense heavy metal rooted in the classic tradition.
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