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About the artists
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1000mods formed in Korinthia, Greece, in 2005. Plays desert rock, doom metal, psychedelic, stoner metal, stoner rock. -
A Perfect Circle formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1999. Plays acoustic rock, alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, electronic, experimental rock, industrial rock, metal.
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Accept formed in Solingen, Germany, in 1971. Plays glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, power metal, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Alice in Chains formed in Seattle, United States, in 1987. Plays acoustic rock, alternative metal, alternative rock, doom metal, glam, glam metal, glam rock, grunge.
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Amenra formed in Kortrijk, Belgium, in 1999. Plays doom metal, post-hardcore, post-metal, sludge metal.
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Amorphis formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1990. Plays death metal, death-doom metal, folk metal, melodic death metal, metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal.
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Arch Enemy formed in Halmstad, Sweden, in 1996. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal, symphonic metal.
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Arkona formed in Moscow, Russian Federation, on 11 February 2002. Plays black metal, folk metal, metal, pagan black metal.
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Asking Alexandria formed in Dubai, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, electronic, electronic rock, electronicore, emo, emocore, hard rock.
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At the Gates formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1990. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal.
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Au-Dessus formed in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 2014. Plays black metal, post-metal.
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Avenged Sevenfold formed in Huntington Beach, United States, in 1999. Plays alternative metal, avant-garde metal, hard rock, heavy metal, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore, pop metal.
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Backyard Babies formed in Nassjo, Sweden, in 1987. Plays alternative rock, glam punk, glam rock, hard rock, punk rock.
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Bad Religion formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1980. Plays hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, punk, punk rock, skate punk.
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Baroness formed in Savannah, United States, in 2003. Plays heavy metal, metal, post-metal, progressive metal, sludge metal, stoner metal.
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Batushka formed in Białystok, Poland, in 2018, and split up on 13 December 2024, after 6 years. Plays atmospheric black metal, black metal, doom metal, russian orthodox liturgical music.
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Benighted formed in Saint-Étienne, France, in May 1998. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, deathgrind, grindcore, metal, technical death metal.
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Black Bomb A formed in Viroflay, France, in 1995. Plays frenchcore, metal, metalcore, punk.
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Black Rainbows formed in Rome, Italy, in 2005. Plays boogie rock, hard rock, heavy psych, psychedelic rock, space rock, stoner rock.
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Bloodshot Dawn formed in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, technical death metal, thrash metal.
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Body Count formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1989. Plays alternative metal, crossover thrash, groove metal, hardcore punk, metal, metalcore, punk, rap metal.
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Bongzilla formed in Madison, United States, in 1995. Plays doom metal, metal, sludge metal, stoner metal.
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Bukowski formed in Paris, France, in 2007. Plays rock.
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Burning Heads formed in Orleans, France, in 1988. Plays punk rock, reggae.
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Carnivore A.d formed in August 2017.
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Carpenter Brut was born in Poitiers, France, in 1977. Plays dark wave, darksynth, electro, electronic, synthwave.
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Children of Bodom formed in Espoo, Finland, in 1997, and split up on 15 December 2019, after 22 years. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal, power metal.
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Church Of Misery formed in 1995. Plays doom metal, metal, stoner metal, stoner rock.
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Converge formed in Salem, United States, in 1990. Plays alternative metal, atmospheric sludge metal, hardcore punk, mathcore, metalcore, post-hardcore.
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Corrosion of Conformity formed in Raleigh, United States, in 1982. Plays alternative metal, crossover thrash, metal, punk, stoner metal, stoner rock, thrash metal, thrashcore.
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Crisix formed in Catalunya, Spain, in February 2008. Plays thrash metal.
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Cro-Mags formed in New York, United States, in 1982. Plays crossover thrash, hardcore punk, metal, punk, thrash metal.
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Crowbar formed in New Orleans, United States, in 1988. Plays doom metal, heavy metal, sludge metal.
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Dead Cross formed in California, United States, in 2015. Plays crossover thrash, experimental, hardcore punk, metal, thrash metal.
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Deftones formed in Sacramento, United States, in 1988. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, experimental rock, heavy metal, metal, nu metal, rock, shoegaze.
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Demilich formed in Kuopio, Finland, in 1990. Plays death metal, technical death metal.
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Demolition Hammer formed in New York, United States, in 1986. Plays death metal, groove metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Dimmu Borgir formed in 1993. Plays black metal, melodic black metal, metal, symphonic black metal.
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Dopethrone formed in Montreal, Canada, in March 2008. Plays black metal, blues, metal.
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Dust Lovers formed in July 2011. Plays blues, blues rock, desert rock, punk, rock, southern rock, stoner rock.
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Dälek formed in Newark, United States, in 1998. Plays conscious hip hop, dark ambient, experimental hip hop, hip hop, industrial hip hop, noise, political hip hop.
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Electric Callboy formed in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany, in 2010. Plays electronic, electronicore, experimental, metalcore, post-hardcore.
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Electric Mary formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2003.
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Ensiferum formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1995. Plays folk metal, melodic death metal, metal, power metal, viking metal.
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Enslaved formed in Haugesund, Norway, in June 1991. Plays black metal, progressive metal, viking metal.
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Europe formed in Upplands Väsby, Sweden, in 1982. Plays aor, arena rock, glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, pop metal, rock.
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Exhorder formed in New Orleans, United States, in 1985. Plays groove metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Exodus formed in Richmond, United States, in 1979. Plays groove metal, heavy metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Exumer formed in Frankfurt Am Main, Germany, in 1984. Plays metal, thrash metal.
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Eyehategod formed in New Orleans, United States, in 1988. Plays metal, sludge metal.
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Fange formed in 2013. Plays industrial metal, sludge metal.
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Feed The Rhino plays post-hardcore, southern rock.
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France formed in 2005. Plays drone, experimental, krautrock, rock.
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Get the Shot formed in Quebec, Canada, in 2009. Plays hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, punk, thrash metal.
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Gluecifer formed in Oslo, Norway, in 1994. Plays garage rock, rock.
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Grave Pleasures formed in Helsinki, Finland, on 3 March 2015. Plays deathrock, metal, post-punk, punk.
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Hard-Ons formed in Sydney, Australia, in 1981. Plays hardcore punk, pop punk, power pop, punk, punk rock.
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Hatebreed formed in Bridgeport, United States, in 1995. Plays beatdown hardcore, groove metal, hardcore punk, metal, metalcore.
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Heilung formed in 2014. Plays dark folk, neofolk, pagan folk.
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Ho99o9 formed in Newark, United States, in 2012. Plays punk rap.
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Hollywood Vampires formed in 2015. Plays blues rock, rock.
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Iced Earth formed in 1988. Plays heavy metal, metal, power metal, thrash metal.
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In This Moment formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2005. Plays alternative metal, gothic metal, gothic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, industrial metal, industrial rock, melodic metalcore.
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Incendiary formed in 2007. Plays hardcore punk.
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Iron Maiden formed in Leyton, United Kingdom, on 25 December 1975. Plays heavy metal, metal, nwobhm.
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Jessica93 plays alternative rock, grunge, noise, psychedelic rock, shoegaze.
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Joan Jett was born in Wynnewood, United States, on 22 September 1958. Plays classic rock, hard rock, rock.
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Joan Jett & The Blackhearts formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1980. Plays arena rock, classic rock, glam punk, glam rock, hard rock, power pop, punk, rock.
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Judas Priest formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 1969. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm.
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Kataklysm formed in Montreal, Canada, in 1991. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal.
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Killswitch Engage formed in Westfield, United States, in 1999. Plays alternative metal, emo, heavy metal, melodic death metal, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore, progressive metal.
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Knocked Loose formed in Oldham County, United States, in 2013. Plays beatdown hardcore, hardcore punk, metalcore.
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Les Sheriff formed in Montpellier, France, in 1984, and split up in 1998, after 14 years. Plays punk, rock.
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Limp Bizkit formed in Jacksonville, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, hip hop, metal, nu metal, pop rock, rap metal, rap rock.
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Lords of Altamont formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 6 December 1999. Plays garage rock, heavy psych, psychedelic rock, rock, rock and roll, stoner rock.
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Madball formed in New York, United States, in 1988. Plays beatdown hardcore, hardcore punk, metalcore, punk.
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Marilyn Manson formed in Fort Lauderdale, United States, in 1989. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, drum and bass, heavy metal, industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock, metal.
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Megadeth formed in Los Angeles, United States, in June 1983. Plays alternative metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Memoriam formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in January 2016. Plays death metal, old school death metal.
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Meshuggah formed in Umea, Sweden, in 1987. Plays death metal, djent, metal, progressive metal, thrash metal.
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Misanthrope formed in May 1989. Plays metal.
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Misþyrming formed in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 2013. Plays black metal, metal.
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Modern Life Is War formed in Marshalltown, United States, in 2002. Plays hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, post-hardcore, punk.
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Monolord formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2013. Plays doom metal, stoner rock.
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Mysticum formed in Asker, Norway, in 1993.
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Månegarm formed in Norrtälje municipality, Sweden, in 1995. Plays black metal, folk metal, viking metal.
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Napalm Death formed in Meriden, United Kingdom, in 1982. Plays crust punk, death metal, deathgrind, grindcore, industrial metal, metal.
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Neurosis formed in Oakland, United States, in 1985. Plays ambient, atmospheric sludge metal, post-metal, sludge metal.
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Nightwish formed in Kitee, Finland, in July 1996. Plays metal, power metal, symphonic metal.
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Nile formed in Greenville, United States, in 1993. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, metal, technical death metal.
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Nordjevel formed in 2015. Plays black metal, metal.
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Orange Goblin formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1995, and split up on 17 December 2025, after 30 years. Plays doom metal, heavy metal, metal, stoner metal, stoner rock.
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Oranssi Pazuzu formed in 2007. Plays black metal, experimental.
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Orden Ogan formed in Arnsberg, Germany, in 1996. Plays folk metal, power metal.
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Origin formed in Topeka, United States, on 4 July 1997. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, technical death metal.
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Parkway Drive formed in Byron Bay, Australia, in 2003. Plays melodic metalcore, metalcore.
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Pensées Nocturnes formed in 2008. Plays atmospheric black metal, avant-garde metal, black metal, neoclassical metal.
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PLEBEIAN GRANDSTAND formed in Toulouse, France, in 2005.
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Pleymo formed in Fontainebleau, France, in 1997, and split up in 2007, after 10 years. Plays nu metal.
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Pogo Car Crash Control formed in Lésigny, France, in 2011, and split up on 29 January 2026, after 15 years.
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Powerflo plays alternative metal, nu metal, rap metal, rapcore.
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Primal Fear formed in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany, in 1997. Plays heavy metal, power metal, speed metal.
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Psykup formed in 1995. Plays experimental, mathcore, metal.
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Rise Against formed in Chicago, United States, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, pop punk, pop rock, punk, punk rock, rock.
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Rise of the Northstar formed in Paris, France, in 2008. Plays beatdown hardcore, crossover thrash, groove metal, hardcore punk, metalcore, rap metal, rapcore.
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Rose Tattoo formed in Sydney, Australia, in 1976. Plays classic rock, hard rock, rock.
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Rotten Sound formed in 1993. Plays deathgrind, grindcore.
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Saor formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in June 2013. Plays atmospheric black metal, black metal, folk metal, folk rock, poetry, post-metal.
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Satyricon formed in Oslo, Norway, in 1990. Plays black 'n' roll, black metal, metal.
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Savage Messiah formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays heavy metal, thrash metal.
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Schammasch formed in Basel, Switzerland, in 2009. Plays avant-garde, black metal, dark ambient, metal.
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Septicflesh formed in Athens, Greece, in 1990. Plays death metal, gothic metal, melodic death metal, symphonic metal.
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Sons Of Apollo formed on 1 August 2017. Plays alternative metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, progressive metal.
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Sons of Otis formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1992. Plays blues, doom metal, heavy psych, metal, psychedelic, stoner rock.
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Spermbirds formed in Kaiserslautern, Germany, in 1983. Plays punk.
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Steven Wilson was born in Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom, on 3 November 1967. Plays alternative rock, art rock, crossover prog, experimental, folk, pop, progressive, progressive rock.
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Stone Sour formed in Des Moines, United States, in 1992, and split up in 2020, after 28 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, hard rock, heavy metal, nu metal, post-grunge.
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Stray from the Path formed in Long Island, United States, in 2001, and split up on 28 November 2025, after 24 years. Plays alternative metal, hardcore punk, mathcore, metalcore.
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Suffocation formed in New York, United States, in 1988. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, metal, technical death metal.
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Sólstafir formed in Reykjavik, Iceland, in January 1995. Plays atmospheric sludge metal, black metal, metal, post-metal, post-rock, progressive metal, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Terror formed in Los Angeles, United States, in February 2002. Plays beatdown hardcore, hardcore punk, metalcore, punk, tough guy hardcore.
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TesseracT formed in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, in May 2003. Plays djent, hard rock, mathcore, metal, progressive metal, progressive rock, rock.
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The Bronx formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 1 June 2002. Plays hard rock, hardcore punk, mariachi, metalcore, post-hardcore, punk rock.
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The Chris Slade Timeline formed in 2012.
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The Great Old Ones formed in Bordeaux, France, in 2009. Plays black metal, metal, post-hardcore, shoegaze.
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The Hellacopters formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1994. Plays garage punk, garage rock, hard rock, indie rock, pop, punk, rock and roll.
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The Raven Age formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2012. Plays groove metal, metalcore.
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The Warning formed in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2013. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, pop rock, rock.
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Therion formed in Upplands Väsby, Sweden, in 1988. Plays death metal, gothic metal, metal, symphonic metal.
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Tremonti formed in 2012. Plays hard rock.
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Turbonegro formed in Oslo, Norway, in 1988. Plays garage punk, glam punk, hard rock, hardcore punk, noise rock, punk, punk rock.
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Turnstile formed in Baltimore, United States, in 2010. Plays alternative rock, beatdown hardcore, hardcore punk, post-hardcore, punk.
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Uncommonmenfrommars formed in 1998, and split up in 2013, after 15 years.
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Watain formed in Uppsala, Sweden, in 1998. Plays black metal.
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Young and in the Way formed in Charlotte, United States, in 2009, and split up on 26 February 2018, after 9 years. Plays black metal, crust punk.
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Zeal and Ardor formed in 2013. Plays avant-garde metal, black metal, blues, experimental, melodic death metal, metal, progressive metal.