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Originally formed as Battleheart in Perth, Scotland, Alestorm became the world's premier pirate metal band by fusing folk metal and power metal with rum-soaked, seafaring lyrics. Signed to Napalm Records since 2007, Christopher Bowes and crew have built an international following with albums like "Captain Morgan's Revenge" and their signature brand of "True Scottish Pirate Metal."
Alesys is a progressive death and black metal band from Loningen, Germany, formed in 2018, fusing the technical complexity of progressive metal with the aggression of death and black metal. The band occupies a niche in the German underground where intricate songwriting meets extreme metal intensity.
Aletheia is a stoner and thrash metal band from the Bayreuth and Nuremberg area of Germany, formed in 2013, merging the groove-heavy weight of stoner metal with thrash's speed and bite. The band brings a dual-city energy to their aggressive yet riff-driven sound.
Lebanon, Pennsylvania technical melodic death metal veterans active since 2001. One of the early Christian metal bands to earn genuine respect in extreme metal circles, known for intricate musicianship and progressive song structures across multiple acclaimed albums.
New Jersey black metal project that emerged in 2025 with a fully realized debut full-length. Order from Evil delivers eleven tracks of uncompromising black metal from the Garden State underground.
One-man heavy/thrash operation out of the tiny Texas town of Nemo. Pollo de Paz is a solo-crafted ten-track full-length that channels classic thrash energy through a DIY bedroom-metal ethos.
Chino, California power metal solo project. Inland Empire melodic metal from the suburban sprawl east of Los Angeles.
Alex Masi is a Venetian-born neoclassical shred and fusion guitarist who has operated since 1989, building a career that spans nearly four decades of technically virtuosic guitar work. His classical training and jazz fusion sensibilities place him among Italy's most accomplished instrumental metal and rock artists.
Alex Nunziati pursues heavy metal and thrash metal as a solo endeavor from Rome since 2021. Drawing from the deep well of classic metal tradition, this Roman solo project channels decades of influence into new compositions.
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