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Formed in Los Angeles in 2022, Wings of Steel belong to the city's tradition of traditional heavy metal acts who look back to the genre's foundational era — NWOBHM riffing, soaring clean vocals, and a commitment to the metal aesthetic that the LA scene has never entirely let go of. They arrive late to the revival but with clear conviction for the craft.
Seattle's Winning Hard have been channeling doom and stoner metal's most hypnotic qualities since 2019, adding to a city already stacked with bands who understand that heaviness can be meditative as much as punishing. Their sound leans into the psychedelic side of the stoner-doom spectrum — fuzz-thick, slow, and built for maximum immersion.
Black metal project from Aš, Czech Republic emerging in 2025. Winselland brings fresh raw black metal from one of the westernmost towns in the Czech Republic, near the German border.
Raw black metal project from Osnabrück/Oldenburg, Germany emerging in 2024 with releases including Ketzergeyst, Schattentod in der Leibeswelt, and a 2024 demo. Their German-language titles reflect heretical and dark spiritual themes channeled through uncompromising raw black metal.
Atmospheric black metal band from Mikhaylovsk, Russia active since 2016. Wintaar channels the vast Russian steppe into expansive atmospheric black metal.
Pagan black metal project originating in Baden-Württemberg and later relocating to Thuringia, Germany. Wintarnaht weaves pagan mythology and Germanic nature worship into atmospheric black metal rooted in the forests of central Germany.
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Doom metal band from Třinec and Ostrava in the Czech Republic, active since 2014. Winter crafts slow, crushing doom metal that draws from the bleak industrial landscapes of the Moravian-Silesian region.
Progressive metal band from Heraklion, Crete active since 2009. Winter Crescent crafts ambitious progressive metal compositions from the ancient Minoan capital on Greece's largest island.
Melodic black metal band from Athens, Greece formed in 2021. Winter Eternal channels frozen darkness through melodic black metal that balances aggression with harmonic depth.
Perrysburg, Ohio's Winter Heart have been developing atmospheric black metal since 2013, embracing the genre's most expansive, ambient-leaning qualities to craft music that is less about shock and more about immersion. The flat, grey landscapes of northwest Ohio make for a fitting backdrop for this kind of cold, contemplative black metal.
Depressive black metal project from Piedmont, Italy active since 2015. Winter Martyrivm channels the bleakest emotional depths through DSBM from the Alpine foothills of northwestern Italy.
Black metal band from Östersund, Sweden formed in 2021. Winter Misanthropia channels the frozen hostility of the Jämtland mountains into cold, misanthropic black metal.
Colorado Springs's Winter Nacht have been playing traditional heavy metal since 2017, drawing on the Germanic connotations of their name to anchor a sound rooted in classic European metal traditions. The high-altitude, mountainous setting of Colorado suits the kind of grandiose, cold-edged metal that Winter Nacht build their songs around.
Progressive, alternative, and gothic metal band from Naples, Italy. Winter of Life weaves multiple genres into an atmospheric tapestry from the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.
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