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Straddling the line between black metal and sludge metal, this Polish actfrom Kraków fuses glacial, punishment-dealing grooves wallowing in distortion into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2024, and their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Stoner metal band from Manchester, active since 2017 and channeling the fuzzed-out, riff-heavy sound that defines the stoner metal genre. Their approach emphasizes hypnotic grooves and massive distortion.
Sludge metal duo from Eisenstadt channeling death blues and stoner heaviness across releases like ignorance is bliss and step back, I'm 'bout to dance. Their mid-tempo, fuzz-drenched riffs grind through introspective song titles with a distinctly downcast atmosphere.
The Lithuanian city of Vilnius serves as headquarters for this progressive metal operation, whose arsenal includes Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Black metal project from Turku, active since 2015 with a Finnish female name meaning "bright" or "clear." Their decade of output channels southwestern Finland's atmosphere through atmospheric black metal.
The Italian city of Florence serves as headquarters for this groove metal and thrash metal operation, whose arsenal includes circle-pit anthems driven by relentless double-kick propulsion. Speed and precision collide in pit-ready anthems.
Kiko Loureiro is a São Paulo-born guitarist best known as a founding member of Angra and as Megadeth's lead guitarist from 2015 to 2023, who has maintained a prolific solo career since his instrumental debut No Gravity (2004). His solo output spans melodic progressive metal and jazz-inflected shred across albums including Universo Inverso, Fullblast, and Sounds of Innocence (2012). His fifth solo album, Theory of Mind (October 2024), explores themes of empathy and human connection through ten tracks of melodic progressive metal.
Kiko Loureiro is a São Paulo-born guitarist best known as a founding member of Angra and as Megadeth's lead guitarist from 2015 to 2023, who has maintained a prolific solo career since his instrumental debut No Gravity (2004). His solo output spans melodic progressive metal and jazz-inflected shred across albums including Universo Inverso, Fullblast, and Sounds of Innocence (2012). His fifth solo album, Theory of Mind (October 2024), explores themes of empathy and human connection through ten tracks of melodic progressive metal.
Kiko Shred is a heavy and power metal guitarist and bandleader from Americana, São Paulo state, Brazil, whose neoclassical 1980s-influenced style has drawn comparisons to the golden era of guitar-driven metal. Active since the mid-2010s, the project has released four studio albums including Riding the Storm (2018), Royal Art (2019), and Rebellion (2021), the last of which was picked up for worldwide distribution by Germany's Pure Steel Records. Kiko Shred has shared stages and sessions with singers including Tim "Ripper" Owens, Michael Vescera, and Leather Leone.
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