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El Cuervo de Poe is a gothic metal band from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, formed in 2004. The band takes its name and lyrical themes from the work of Edgar Allan Poe, exploring poetry, dreams, and personal darkness across releases that include the albums "Vox Corvus - La voz del cuervo" (2007), "Ex Libris" (2012), and "Ciudad sin memoria" (2017).
El Cuervo de Poe is a gothic metal band from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, formed in 2004. The band takes its name and lyrical themes from the work of Edgar Allan Poe, exploring poetry, dreams, and personal darkness across releases that include the albums "Vox Corvus - La voz del cuervo" (2007), "Ex Libris" (2012), and "Ciudad sin memoria" (2017).
Augusta, Georgia's El Diablo Ninos have been delivering straightforward heavy metal with a mean streak since 2015. Classic genre values — big riffs, direct songwriting, and live-room energy — anchor everything they do.
A Seattle-based act drawing on the rough junction between heavy metal and punk since 2011, El Duce has been cultivating a hard-edged, stripped-down sound in a city better known for entirely different musical traditions. Loud, simple, and aggressive.
Melodic death metal and metalcore act from Madrid, Spain, blending harmonic richness with aggressive energy since 2009. Their self-referencing name adds introspective depth to their fusion of melodic extremity and hardcore.
El Escuadrón de la Muerte is a doom/stoner metal and death 'n' roll band from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, formed in 2009. The band released two full-lengths — "Hombres rata" (2016) and "Los días podridos" (2018) — along with a split with Weedsnake in 2020. Their lyrics deal with drugs, anti-police themes, and absurdist humor.
El Escuadrón de la Muerte is a doom/stoner metal and death 'n' roll band from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, formed in 2009. The band released two full-lengths — "Hombres rata" (2016) and "Los días podridos" (2018) — along with a split with Weedsnake in 2020. Their lyrics deal with drugs, anti-police themes, and absurdist humor.
El Estigio is an experimental black metal band from Tulcán, Ecuador, widely regarded as one of the pioneers of black metal in the country. Active since at least 2000 and signed to Wolfgang Records, the band has built a substantial catalog including the full-lengths Tulcán (2008), Satán Metal Negro (2012), and Pacto maldito (2018), exploring themes of anti-religion and Satanism.
El Estigio is an experimental black metal band from Tulcán, Ecuador, widely regarded as one of the pioneers of black metal in the country. Active since at least 2000 and signed to Wolfgang Records, the band has built a substantial catalog including the full-lengths Tulcán (2008), Satán Metal Negro (2012), and Pacto maldito (2018), exploring themes of anti-religion and Satanism.
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