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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Jughead is a heavy metal band from the United Kingdom that delivers aggressive, hard-hitting compositions with a raw edge. Their approach to extreme music channels the intensity of British heavy metal and hardcore traditions.
Juglans Regia is a rock, progressive, and heavy metal band from Florence, Italy, established in 1992 with a current five-piece lineup. Their fifth album Neranotte (2023) continues over three decades of blending progressive structures with heavy metal power across multiple lineup changes.
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Juicy Guts is an extreme metal band from Aix En Provence, France, blending black metal, death metal, and metalcore elements since their 2006 debut Forsake Gods. Their aggressive approach to metal encompasses multiple extreme subgenres, released under Creative Commons licensing.
Juramento are a power metal band from Córdoba, Argentina, with a lineup that includes vocalist Adrian "Pirana" Gomez, guitarists Matias Villegas and Pablo Mancini, bassist Federico De Bernardi, and drummer Adolfo Diaz. The band released a demo presentation early in their career and have maintained an active presence in the Córdoba metal scene. They maintain an official website at juramentocba.com.ar.
Julian Lehmann is an independent Swiss composer who blends epic cinematic music with ethnic, folk, medieval, and metal elements. His releases including Keeper of the Wild and Home of Legends feature melodic and rhythmic compositions that merge orchestral grandeur with heavy guitar work.
Julian X's Gunvolt is a one-man heavy/power metal project from Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, formed in 2015 by multi-instrumentalist Julian X. The project draws on science fiction and kaijū themes, and has released several full-lengths including Infernal Galaxy (2017) and Kaijū - Ópera heavy metal (2024).
Julien Martinoia is a French metal musician and composer with a career spanning two decades since 2003. His releases including A World I Created and The Insight demonstrate a sustained commitment to heavy, melodic metal compositions.
Jullov is a black metal project from Hudiksvall, Sweden, whose self-titled album (2016) features five instrumental parts of raw, atmospheric black metal. The extended compositions, culminating in a nearly eight-minute finale, deliver cold Scandinavian intensity through a purely instrumental framework.
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