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Drawing equally from doom and traditional heavy metal, Los Angeles' King Raven have been crafting dark, riff-driven songs since 2014. Their sound carries a gothic weight without fully surrendering to doom's slowest tempos.
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When King Size emerged in 2022 from Belgrade, they brought with them a sound rooted in heavy metal — all Maiden-esque gallops and Priest-inspired vocal histrionics. They play metal the way it was meant to be: loud, proud, and unfiltered.
Groove/thrash metal band from Kiel on Germany's Baltic coast, active since 2015 and delivering crushing, rhythmically driven compositions. Their predatory name matches the heavy, circling menace of their riff-heavy sound.
Edinburgh heavy/doom metal band with a substantial discography including Under the Mountain, Body of Light, and the album III. Their sound blends heavy metal's melodic power with doom metal's crushing weight, earning them a devoted following in the UK underground.
King Woman is the San Francisco project of vocalist and songwriter Kristina Esfandiari, originally conceived as a solo endeavor around 2009 and later expanded into a full band. Their 2017 Relapse Records debut Created in the Image of Suffering, preceded by the 2015 EP Doubt on The Flenser, merged crushing doom metal with the hazy textures of shoegaze, drawing critical comparisons to Swans and Chelsea Wolfe. The follow-up, Celestial Blues (2021, Relapse), deepened the band's exploration of trauma, religious disillusionment, and atmospheric weight.
Melodic power metal band from Tampere, active since 2014 and delivering a decade of soaring, anthem-driven compositions. Their warlike name channels the combative spirit of European power metal.
Pioneering progressive metal blending funk, soul, and gospel harmonics with heavy riffs. Musicians' musicians.
Madrid melodic heavy metal/hard rock band active since 1993, representing over three decades of riff-driven composition from Spain's capital. Their longevity makes them veterans of the Spanish melodic metal scene.
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