Various, Burton C. Bell, Paul Ferguson, MGT, Front Line Assembly, Skold, Priest, Laibach, The 69 Eyes, Jah Wobble, Jon Klein, Julien-K, Stoneman, Lacrimas Profundere, Manntra

West Midlands Metal

Downtuned riffs from a factory city — Sabbath to grindcore, four decades of Birmingham making music heavier.

Bandung Rock & Metal

Indonesia's band city: a DIY underground so big that metal t-shirts are municipal dress code.