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Meditations I (2026)
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Lowell, Massachusetts outfit that began in classic power metal territory and evolved into something far more ferocious — symphonic melodic death metal of genuine scope, with orchestral grandeur underpinning serious heaviness.
Epic power/heavy metal forged at the foot of Arizona's San Francisco Peaks, Ice Sword wields a sound steeped in fantasy mythology and classic metal heroics, sharpened to a razor edge since 2015.
Phoenix heavy metal outfit that has been honing their craft since 2012, rooted in classic metal songwriting with hard rock instincts — muscular, direct, and proud of the Arizona sun baking it all in.
Portland's gothic heavy metal outfit blends brooding post-punk atmosphere with traditional metal songwriting, their dark romanticism fitting neatly into the Pacific Northwest's long history of melancholy and overcast skies.
New York heavy metal practitioners who have been delivering no-nonsense traditional metal workouts since 2018, built on strong riffs and classic structures that trust the songs to speak for themselves.
Rising out of Las Vegas in 2015, Ignismei plays traditional heavy metal that feels out of place in the desert — and all the better for it, trading neon excess for riff-forward conviction.
Fronted by Texas metal legend Jason McMaster (Watchtower, Dangerous Toys) since 2008. NWOBHM worship on Metal on Metal Records.
Phoenix's Images of Eden spent their early years pushing progressive metal's boundaries before settling into a more direct heavy metal approach — two decades of material that charts a clear artistic evolution.
Saint Paul's Impaler have been sharpening their blades since 2014, channeling the raw voltage of speed metal through the no-nonsense attitude of classic heavy metal. Think leather and lightning in the upper Midwest.
A brand new Portland outfit formed in 2025, Imperiosus waste no time blending thrash's velocity with classic heavy metal's groove and swagger, arriving fully formed and already swinging hard.
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