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People Watching (2024)
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L'Enfant Sauvage (Special Edition) (2012)
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The Necrotic Manifesto (Bonus Tracks Edition) (2023)
11/14 @ The Majestic Ventura Theater, Ventura
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Among the Shadows (2024)
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Melodic death metal band from Rio de Janeiro, heavily influenced by In Flames, led by guitarist Gustavo Sazes. Between 2003 and 2004 they released a series of self-distributed demo CDs: Inner Fusion (June 2003), Two Made of One (September 2003), and Fade My Existence (March 2004), followed by the 23-track boxed set Creations and Oblivion in June 2004.
Stormfront is a black/thrash metal band from Corona, California, formed in 2017, combining the stripped-down ferocity of black metal with thrash metal's aggressive forward drive.
Stormgarde craft melodic gothic metal and rock from Recklinghausen, blending dark romanticism with accessible melodic hooks. Active since 2008, they've spent nearly two decades building their gothic fortress in the Ruhr Valley.
Ostersund's Stormgoat play heavy metal from the Jamtland capital since 2016. Their weather-beast name channels the mythological association between goats and thunder in Norse tradition into compositions from Sweden's mountain interior.
StormHammer deliver power metal from Munich, unleashing anthemic compositions with the force of a lightning strike from the Bavarian capital. Active since 2011, they bring thunderous energy to southern Germany's rich power metal tradition.
Stormheat blast through heavy, thrash, and speed metal from Minsk, with tracks like "Digital Riot" and "Trojan Horse" combining relentless velocity with punchy, modern production. Their 2023-era output channels old-school aggression through a contemporary lens.
Stormheim is a black metal band from Wildwood, Missouri, formed in 2021, cultivating a cold and windswept atmosphere rooted in European black metal traditions.
Stormheit forge folk and black metal from the Tampere suburb of Ylojarvi, combining folk traditions with black metal's atmospheric intensity. Formed in 2023, they bring stormy paganism to the Pirkanmaa underground.
Stormhunter have been forging power metal from Balingen in the Swabian Alps since 2001, making them veterans of the Baden-Wurttemberg power metal scene. Their quarter-century career of storm-chasing anthems has built a loyal following.
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