Artists
Discover a treasure trove of metal's most renowned artists in one convenient location. From the pioneers of the genre to the new wave of bands, we’ve got plenty for metalheads to choose from. Enjoy access to interviews, live performances, and behind-the-scenes footage of your favourite bands. So crank up the volume, and let the Thunderflix roll.
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Zyklon
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Norwegian Extreme Metal band Zyklon was formed in 2000. In 2001 the band released their debut album ”World ov Worms” to worldwide critical acclaim.
The band was formed by Samoth and Trym of Emperor, along with members of Myrkskog.Discography:
”World ov Worms" (2001)
”Aeon” (2003)
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Dimmu Borgir
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Conceived in the heart of the Norwegian black metal scene in 1993, DIMMU BORGIR quickly broke free from the boundaries of the genre, daring to combine a traditional raven black sound with opulent symphonic orchestration. Soon they turned into pioneers of their field, forging groundbreaking albums...
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Viper
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VIPER was formed in 1985 by Andre Matos (vocals), brothers Pit Passarell (bass) and Yves Passarell (guitar), Felipe Machado (guitar), and Cassio Audi (drums). The first show was at the traditional Lira Paulistana theater, in São Paulo, on April 8th.
At the time, the musicians were still teenage...
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Amorphis
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AMORPHIS ENTERS A NEW ERA WITH THEIR 15TH STUDIO ALBUM — BORDERLAND
A groundbreaking and genre-defying heavy metal band, still featuring its original lineup (with a few exceptionally talented additions) and only growing stronger with time? It might sound like a fairytale — until you glance towar...
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Fates Warning
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Fates Warning have been a formidable presence in progressive metal for more than 35 years, helping to shape and drive the genre without ever compromising their integrity or losing relevance.
They return in 2020 with Long Day Good Night, the most epic and longest album of their storied career.
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Black Sabbath
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Black Sabbath is credited with creating heavy metal. The success of their first two albums - Black Sabbath and Paranoid - marked a paradigm shift in the world of rock.
Not until Black Sabbath upended the music scene did the term “heavy metal” enter the popular vocabulary to describe the denser,...
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Emperor
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Eventually there comes a time when the hype about a band becomes superfluous, and their status alone speaks volumes. Such is the case with Emperor, the black metal gods hailing from Telemark, Norway. Emperor has become known as one of the originators of symphonic Black Metal that Norway is intern...
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Therion
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Therion (formerly Blitzkrieg and Megatherion) is a Swedish symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987. Its name was inspired by the Celtic Frost album To Mega Therion. "To Mega Therion" is Greek for "The Great Beast" and was a title used by occultist Aleister Crowley. Originally ...
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Blackmore's Night
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Blackmore's Night were founded in 1997 by legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and award-winning lyricist and singer Candice Night to stage and explore their love for traditional Medieval and Folk-Rock music. Together, they created a band that like very few others is a prime example of truthfuln...
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Lord Of The Lost
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Modern metal with 70s & 80s electro-inspiration, reaching the darkest corners of new wave and retro glam rock!
German genre-fusing visionaries LORD OF THE LOST ended 2022 with a big bang, releasing their eighth studio album, Blood & Glitter, virtually overnight on December 30. Following extensiv...
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Delain
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DELAIN’s renowned orchestral arrangements, highlighted by modern shadings, set new standards and manifest the five-piece on top of the scene.
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by former Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt, intending for the band to be solely a pr...
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Scorpions
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50 years have gone by since the days the juvenile Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs wandered the streets of Hannover, which was just awakening from post war paralysis, with a barrow carrying their instruments and amplifiers. In these 50 years, they have become Germany’s, or rather Co...
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Stratovarius
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Stratovarius, one of the most famous power metal bands on the planet, was founded in Finland, 1984. Before becoming an influence for metal bands all over the world and having created a sound which can be nearly defined as a genre within metal, Stratovarius worked hard to be the established name t...
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Jimi Hendrix The Guitar Hero
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Jimi Hendrix's style evoked a home-grown, raw, and uncensored sensuality, which indeed was his nature and also that of his music, as if he was how own muse. Narrated by Slash, of "Guns and Roses" and long-time Hendrix acolyte, this film is less a biography than the first film ever to focus on the...
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Epica
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Formed as a symphonic metal band with gothic tendencies, later Epica have incorporated into their sound strong death metal influences. Starting from the third album, even progressive metal attitudes have become evident. In addition, the band often uses thrash metal and groove metal riffs, black m...
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Nightwish
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Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Nevalainen, and then bassist Sami Vänskä after the releas...
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Meshuggah
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Meshuggah stands along. The most inventive and creative metal band of the last 30 years and one of the most widely revered. Meshuggah have been standard bearers for forward-thinking creativity in heavy music throughout their illustrious careers.
Formed in the college town of Umeå in northern S...
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King Diamond
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King Diamond is a Danish heavy metal band formed in 1985 by vocalist King Diamond, guitarists Andy LaRocque and Michael Denner, bassist Timi Hansen and drummer Mikkey Dee. King, Denner and Hansen had recently departed the group Mercyful Fate, and decided to form a new band under the King Diamond ...
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Whitechapel
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Whitechapel is an American deathcore band from Knoxville, Tennessee. The band is named after the Whitechapel district in East London, England, where Jack the Ripper committed a series of murders. The group comprises vocalist Phil Bozeman, lead guitarist Ben Savage, rhythm guitarist Alex Wade, bas...
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Lizzy Borden
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Since 1983, the name Lizzy Borden has been synonymous with heavy metal music of the highest caliber. With My Midnight Things he has reaffirmed this standing, delivering the biggest, most dramatic, moving and cinematic record of his career, and one of the most essential additions to the genre in 2...
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Cirith Ungol
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Cirith Ungol was formed in Ventura, California, in the early 1970s, long before the rigid tropes and ironclad traditions that define today’s heavy metal genre had taken shape. Also known as Medieval obscure Epic True Heavy Metal heroes which Bart Gabriel described them. There was no rulebook, no ...