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Lancaster, GB · 1961–present · active
Four-piece hard rock and heavy metal band from Lancaster, England featuring Colin Hendra on guitar and vocals, with five studio albums on Bad Omen Records. Their shimmering blend of NWOBHM, folk rock, and progressive textures has earned them a devoted following, with 2025's V: Lamentations produced by Ed Turner.
Plymouth, GB · 2012–present · active
Death metal band from Plymouth, England active since 2012. Wytchburner delivers punishing death metal from the Devon coast with an occult edge.
Darwen, GB · 2019–present · active
Heavy metal band from Darwen, Lancashire formed in 2019. Wythyn Shadows forges classic heavy metal from the Lancashire mill town at the foot of the West Pennine Moors.
Port-la-Nouvelle, FR · 2014–present · active
Groove and thrash metal band from Port-la-Nouvelle, France active since 2014. Wyvern merges groove metal's rhythmic heaviness with thrash's aggressive speed from the Mediterranean coast of Languedoc.
Stockholm, SE · 2023–present · active
Black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden formed in 2023. Wékeras delivers fresh black metal from the Swedish capital's thriving underground scene.
Copenhagen, DK · 2018–present · active
Punk, crust, and speed metal hybrid from Copenhagen, Denmark formed in 2018. Wölfblood fuses the raw fury of crust punk with speed metal's velocity into a feral, high-energy assault.
Freiburg im Breisgau, DE · 2017–present · active
Death metal and crust band from Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany active since 2017. Wør fuses the heaviness of death metal with crust punk's raw fury from the edge of the Black Forest.
Rosice, CZ · 2013–present · active
X, Y, Z is a progressive death/thrash metal project from Rosice, Czech Republic, formed in the late 1990s from the ashes of defunct band Monastery. Masterminded by multi-instrumentalist Igor Mores, who has played in bands like Hypnos and Forgotten Silence, the project blends drone, jazz, and extreme metal into experimental compositions across releases like "UnCommon Space" and "The Right Way of..."
Neuchâtel, CH · 2018–present · active
X-Calibur is a heavy metal band from Neuchatel, Switzerland, formed in 2018. They play classic-style heavy metal with a strong emphasis on powerful riffs and anthemic songwriting in the tradition of European heavy metal.

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