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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Pleasanton, California's Jasun Tipton brings a meticulous progressive metal sensibility to his solo output, his compositional style shaped by years in technical outfits like Zero Hour — dense, mathematically precise, and richly melodic.
Jatere is a thrash/death metal band formed in Asunción, Paraguay in 2025. They released their debut demo "La muerte no da risa" in December 2025, a three-track release with Spanish-language titles that showcases their aggressive crossover of thrash and death metal influences.
Jatere is a thrash/death metal band formed in Asunción, Paraguay in 2025. They released their debut demo "La muerte no da risa" in December 2025, a three-track release with Spanish-language titles that showcases their aggressive crossover of thrash and death metal influences.
Jatunheim is a black metal project from Finland that draws heavily on Norse mythology for its thematic content. Their atmospheric approach to black metal channels the cold, vast landscapes of Nordic folklore through raw tremolo riffs and blast beats.
Jaue is a pagan black metal solo project founded in 2020 by Julián David Trujillo Moreno in El Carmen de Viboral, Antioquia, Colombia, and released through Satanath Records. The project draws on Latin American ancestral thought and released its debut full-length, "Cantos del sur salvaje", in 2023.
Jaue is a pagan black metal solo project founded in 2020 by Julián David Trujillo Moreno in El Carmen de Viboral, Antioquia, Colombia, and released through Satanath Records. The project draws on Latin American ancestral thought and released its debut full-length, "Cantos del sur salvaje", in 2023.
Javelin is a metal duo from Germany that delivers intense, stripped-down heavy music with a focus on powerful guitar interplay. Their lean lineup allows for a tight, focused approach to aggressive metal that emphasizes riff craft and dynamic songwriting.
Jawad is a metal and heavy music artist from France who blends aggressive instrumentation with dark atmospheric textures. Their work contributes to the vibrant French underground heavy music scene with compositions that cross genre boundaries.
Jawbreaker is a heavy metal band from the Netherlands whose aggressive, riff-driven approach channels the intensity of Dutch extreme music. Their compositions deliver hard-hitting metal that draws on the strong tradition of heavy music in the Low Countries.
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