Various, Judas Priest, Rock Goddess, Blue Öyster Cult, Heaven, Y & T, Orion The Hunter, Quiet Riot, 220 Volt, Fastway, Kick Axe, Trust, Accept

West Midlands Metal

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

Bay Area Thrash Metal

Riffs cut like machine tools, tempos past 200bpm, and a garage circuit that rewrote American metal.

Bandung Rock & Metal

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