Australia's Thy Art Is Murder is an extreme metal band known for savage blackened death metal and social commentary. Their sixth full-length album is Godlike, which explores new sonic depths while maintaining their trademark intensity and themes of violence.
Formed in Sweden, progressive titans Opeth are known for never repeating themselves over a three-decade career. Led by songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt, the band released their 14th concept album, The Last Will & Testament, featuring their first death metal growls since 2008.
Stockholm’s Katatonia broke through as death/doom masters, later blending goth, shoegaze and prog into bleak melodic metal. Known for landmark albums Dance of December Souls (1993) and Brave Murder Day (1996), plus City Burials (2020) and Sky Void of Stars (2023).
Night Verses is an instrumental trio from Southern California known for an evolving sound blending art rock, post metal, prog, trip hop, and psychedelic elements. They create cinematic compositions focusing on surrealism and ambience without using backing tracks.
Palaye Royale, a Las Vegas-bred band of brothers, blends brit-pop, glam rock, and art-punk. Acclaimed for energetic live shows and over half a billion streams, they've toured with Yungblud and Rob Zombie. Known for connecting deeply with fans worldwide.
Doro Pesch is a rock and metal singer known as the Queen of Metal. She rose to fame in the 1980s as the founder of Warlock before launching a successful solo career with albums like Force Majeure. She has collaborated with rock legends including Lemmy Kilmister and Gene Simmons, received numerous honors such as the Lifetime Achievement Award, and is a member of the Hall of Heavy Metal History.
Formed in Norway in 2009, Oslo Ess is a punk rock band known as a popular live act, setting a record with 210 concerts in 2012. They have released six studio albums, including two that reached number one on the Norwegian chart, and earned multiple Spellemannprisen nominations.
Mr. Bungle, formed in Eureka, CA, merges experimental metal, funk, and jazz, with notable albums like "Disco Volante." After a 1999 hiatus, they reunited in 2020 with Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian and ex-Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo to revamp their 1986 demo, gaining renewed acclaim.
Boston hard rock quartet Extreme (Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, Pat Badger, Kevin Figueiredo) blend fret-burning rock and introspective ballads. They’ve sold 10 million records, hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and performed at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.
Los Angeles prog/alt-metal band formed by Danny Carey, Adam Jones, Maynard James Keenan and Paul D’Amour. Breakthrough with 1996’s Ænima; Lateralus and 10,000 Days topped Billboard 200. Fear Inoculum earned Grammy noms; won 2020 Best Metal Performance.
Heart is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame–inducted rock band formed by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. They’ve sold over 35 million records, earned four Grammy nominations, and landed 10 Top 10 albums plus a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
Formed in Haugesund, Norway (1993), Einherjer are Viking metal pioneers—crushing riffs & epic melodies. Key albums: Dragons/Odin/Blot; Spellemann-nom. Av Oss.
