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Angel Tyrs is a heavy and speed metal band from the Wornitzhofen and Ehingen area of Germany, formed in 2024, blending the driving tempo of speed metal with traditional heavy metal's melodic punch. As a newly formed act, the band carries forward the torch of German speed metal that has produced some of the genre's most revered acts.
Angel War is a heavy metal band from Landshut, Germany, formed in 2024, whose catalog spans from early demos through releases like Angelic Violence, the self-titled album, and the apocalyptically themed Armageddon and Endworld. The band's aesthetic draws on dark, biblical imagery with their tagline evoking the sun becoming black as sackcloth.
Angel Witch is one of the foundational acts of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, formed in London in 1976 by guitarist Kevin Heybourne. Their legendary 1980 self-titled debut on Bronze Records defined the sound of early British metal, and tracks like "Angel Witch" remain essential touchstones of the genre's golden age.
Fort Wayne, Indiana NWOTHM project whose 2022 album LEGEND Vol 2 channels classic heavy metal grandeur from the Hoosier State. Traditional metal riffs and soaring vocals keeping the spirit of the genre alive in the Midwest.
Angel X was a progressive/power metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, operating as an independent act with lyrical themes centered on Christianity and war. Short-lived and self-released, the band explored the melodic and technical end of power metal in the tradition of the São Paulo metal scene before splitting up.
Angel's Diary is a melodic heavy metal band from Otisheim, Germany, formed in 2015, crafting hook-driven heavy metal with a focus on melody and accessible songwriting. The band operates in the Baden-Wurttemberg region, contributing to the area's diverse metal landscape.
Angel's Fire is a symphonic power metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, formed by childhood friends who built their sound around the melodic grandeur of Nightwish, Rhapsody of Fire, and Sonata Arctica. Their debut full-length "O Conto" (2018) features vocalist Priscila Lira leading 11 orchestrated tracks primarily sung in Portuguese, blending Christian spiritual themes with cinematic arrangements drawn from film score influences.
Kansas City/Tampa death metal legends delivering some of the most ferocious war metal in American history.
Angelcrypt has evolved from death and thrash metal into melodic death metal from St. Paul's Bay in Malta since 2016. Their cryptic-angelic name drives a sound that has progressively refined its melodic sensibilities from this northern Maltese coastal town.
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