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NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal and hard rock band from London active since 2010. White Noize revives the spirit of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with classic dual-guitar harmonies and anthemic choruses.
Melodic folk and death metal band from Tarragona, Spain with roots stretching back decades. White Raven fuses folk melodies with death metal aggression, drawing from Catalonia's rich cultural heritage.
Progressive metal band from Rome, Italy formed in 2021. White Thunder pushes metal into progressive territory with ambitious compositions from the Italian capital.
Heavy metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece formed in 2020. Named after the city's iconic landmark, White Tower delivers traditional heavy metal with pride from Greece's northern capital.
Heavy metal band from South Tyneside, England with roots stretching back to 1986. White Vice represents one of the longest-running acts in the northeast English heavy metal underground.
White Void is a Norwegian hard rock project launched in 2020, led by Lars Nedland — keyboardist and vocalist of Borknagar and Solefald — with a lineup that includes Ihsahn drummer Tobias Solbakk. The band's debut Anti (2021) synthesized 1970s stoner rock, 1980s new wave, and hard rock into a streamlined, riff-forward sound that sidestepped the progressive ambitions of Nedland's other projects. Released through Nuclear Blast, the record drew comparisons to vintage occult rock while remaining rooted in direct, groove-driven songwriting.
Progressive/groove metal band from Constanța, Romania active since 2011. White Walls blends progressive ambition with groove metal's rhythmic power from the Black Sea port city.
Experimental post-black metal band from Odesa, Ukraine featuring saxophonist Dima Dudko alongside guitarists Yurii Kazarian and Mykola Previr, vocalist/bassist Andrii Pechatkin, and drummer Ievgen Karamushko. Their self-described "deviant black metal" seamlessly integrates saxophone-led dark jazz, post-rock, and gothic post-punk with furious black and death metal, earning international acclaim for albums like False Light.
Progressive metal band from Alcalá de Henares, Spain active since 2005. White Widow crafts intricate progressive metal with complex arrangements and dynamic shifts from the historic city east of Madrid.
Los Angeles's White Wizzard emerged in 2009 flying the flag for classic American heavy metal with a distinctly NWOBHM-influenced sound — twin guitar harmonies, galloping rhythms, and soaring vocals reminiscent of the Sunset Strip's hard-rock glory days filtered through an iron-clad metal sensibility. They've become one of the more prominent purists in the traditional heavy metal revival, earning a dedicated following among fans who want their metal uncut and unapologetically old-school.
Symphonic metal band from Newtownards/Bangor, Northern Ireland formed in 2020. Whiteabbey weaves orchestral grandeur into metal from the shores of Belfast Lough.
Melodic death metal band from Budapest, Hungary active since 2015. Whitebacon delivers Gothenburg-influenced melodic death metal from the banks of the Danube.
Knoxville, Tennessee's Whitechapel are one of deathcore's defining acts, built on Phil Bozeman's guttural vocal power and the band's signature three-guitar attack. From the relentless brutality of 'The Somatic Defilement' to the more nuanced, progressive approach of 'Kin,' they have consistently evolved while remaining one of the heaviest bands in modern extreme metal.
Death and thrash metal band from Catalonia, Spain formed in 2017. Whitedeath combines death metal's guttural fury with thrash's speed from the northeast of Spain.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Königswinter, Germany formed in 2021. Whiterock blends the power of heavy metal with hard rock's accessibility, delivering riff-driven music from the Rhine region near Bonn.
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