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Heaven Steel is a heavy/power metal band from Santa Maria da Vitória, Bahia, formed in 2014, operating as an independent act with themes spanning Christianity, science fiction, and geopolitical conflict. Their album Hanoc (2017) is a nine-track release that exemplifies the band's dual focus on traditional power metal songwriting and conceptual lyrical content. They also released earlier works including Nuclear Desaster (2016) and Dreams for a New World (2016).
Heaven Watch is a black/heavy metal band from Strasbourg, France, active since 2021 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Rooted in Athens's underground, this heavy/power metal project delivers savage compositions with conviction since 2013. Their sound draws on NWOBHM and classic metal traditions with conviction.
Heaven-Gemini is a progressive metal band from Kuopio, Finland, formed in 2022. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Stoner metal and rock act from Reading in Berkshire, active since 2015. Their sweet-and-heavy name perfectly captures a sound that blends sticky stoner grooves with rock energy from the Thames Valley.
Heavenblast is a power metal band from Chieti, Italy, active since 2022 and delivering soaring melodies, epic arrangements, and powerful vocals. The project channels the grandeur and ambition of power metal.
Progressive power metal band from Wetter, Germany, active since 2011. Their technically demanding compositions merge the soaring melodies of power metal with progressive complexity and dynamic arrangements.
HeavenFalls was a female-fronted melodic power metal band from Rio de Janeiro, featuring vocalist Sabrina Carrión alongside guitarists Victor Montalvão and Pedro Mota, bassist Carlos Jannarelli, keyboardist José Luiz Faulhaber, and drummer Rodrigo Fontoura. Their debut full-length Ethereal Dreams (2003), released through Hellion Records and recorded at Fast Forward studio in Rio de Janeiro, showcased Carrión's melodic yet powerful voice across a progressive power metal framework. The album's reception earned the band a supporting slot for Iron Maiden's 2004 show in Rio de Janeiro.
Heavenheim is an Argentine extreme metal project formed in 2024 with a lineup of Kai (vocals), Dave (guitar), Andy (bass), Gisa (drums), and Leon (keyboards), blending symphonic black metal and melodic death metal with Christian metal themes. The band released the album United Forever on December 2, 2024, featuring tracks including the 13-minute title piece, followed by the single Take Your Cross in February 2025 and the two-track EP Have You Ever Heard of the Cross in November 2025.
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