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Retro Metal

Retro metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that harkens back to the classic rock and metal sounds of the 1970s and 1980s, blending nostalgic elements with modern production techniques. Characterized by its use of down-tuned, fuzzy guitars, driving bass lines, and thunderous drumming, retro metal evokes the raw energy and rebellious spirit of its predecessors. Bands in this genre often feature powerful, gritty vocals and incorporate psychedelic, stoner rock, and doom influences, creating a sound that is both familiar and innovative. These elements merge to produce anthemic, riff-heavy tracks that pay homage to metal's golden age while infusing a contemporary edge.

Top Genres

Rock Psychedelic Rock Hard Rock Progressive Rock Blues Rock Classic Rock Stoner Rock Doom Metal Thrash Metal Glam Metal Heavy Metal

Related Genres

Psychedelic Doom Stoner Rock Stoner Metal Space Rock Swedish Stoner Rock Instrumental Stoner Rock Doom Metal Alternative Roots Rock French Stoner Rock Hard Stoner Rock

Latest Retro Metal Release

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Silver And Gold

Rainbows Are Free

Album - 9 Tracks - Released March 7, 2025

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March 7, 2025

Silver And Gold
Rainbows Are Free
9 tracks
March 4

Solar Flare
Rainbows Are Free
1 tracks
February 7

The Gift
Rainbows Are Free
1 tracks
January 9

Sleep
Rainbows Are Free
1 tracks
December 6, 2024

Be the Snake
Scorpion Child
1 tracks
October 4

Renewed By Death
High Reeper
8 tracks
September 27

Outliers
Scorpion Child
1 tracks
September 27

Broken Upon The Wheel
High Reeper
1 tracks
August 30

Like Dunes Like Ocean
Red Mountains
1 tracks
August 23

Raised Up By Witches
Mammoth Volume
9 tracks
August 9

Alluring Violence
High Reeper
1 tracks
August 1

Quintessence
Valley of the Sun
10 tracks
July 31

The Battle Of Lightwedge
Mammoth Volume
1 tracks
July 12

Torn From Within
High Reeper
1 tracks
June 24

Serpent In The Deep
Mammoth Volume
1 tracks
June 21

Live
Danava
7 tracks
May 1

Deula Bhalijatra
Gonga
1 tracks
April 25

Lal Gulapi
Gonga
1 tracks
April 25

Aaja Re Pageli
Gonga
1 tracks
April 25

Namanti Khillo
Gonga
1 tracks
April 18

Tidal Wave
Astroqueen
1 tracks
March 29

Wheel Of Illusion
The Quill
9 tracks
March 27

Vermillion Sky
Skraeckoedlan
8 tracks
March 15

We Burn
The Quill
3 tracks
March 13

The Vermillion Sky (8-bit Version)
Skraeckoedlan
1 tracks
March 1

Elephant Head
The Quill
2 tracks
February 29

Mysteria
Skraeckoedlan
3 tracks
February 16

Wheel Of Illusion
The Quill
1 tracks
December 28, 2023

Cyclopean Riffs (remastered 2024)
Wo Fat
2 tracks
December 8

Dawn of the Dusk
Mars Red Sky
8 tracks
December 1

INTO SUBMISSION (RE:MISSION)
Astroqueen
11 tracks
November 16

Night Satan
Skraeckoedlan
2 tracks
November 15

The Final Round
Mars Red Sky
1 tracks
November 9

Night Satan
Skraeckoedlan
1 tracks
November 3

VOLUME VI: Warts n' All (Live)
Mammoth Mammoth
11 tracks
October 4

Break Even
Mars Red Sky
1 tracks
September 15

Through The Hourglass
Mondo Drag
6 tracks
September 6

Burning Daylight Pt. 2
Mondo Drag
1 tracks
August 17

The Vermillion Sky
Skraeckoedlan
1 tracks
August 9

Heavy Sevens & Spaced Oddities
Mos Generator
12 tracks

March 7, 2025

Silver And Gold
Rainbows Are Free
9 tracks
October 4, 2024

Renewed By Death
High Reeper
8 tracks
August 23

Raised Up By Witches
Mammoth Volume
9 tracks
August 1

Quintessence
Valley of the Sun
10 tracks
June 21

Live
Danava
7 tracks
March 29

Wheel Of Illusion
The Quill
9 tracks
March 27

Vermillion Sky
Skraeckoedlan
8 tracks
December 8, 2023

Dawn of the Dusk
Mars Red Sky
8 tracks
December 1

INTO SUBMISSION (RE:MISSION)
Astroqueen
11 tracks
November 3

VOLUME VI: Warts n' All (Live)
Mammoth Mammoth
11 tracks
September 15

Through The Hourglass
Mondo Drag
6 tracks
August 9

Heavy Sevens & Spaced Oddities
Mos Generator
12 tracks
June 16

Rebuilding The Mountain
Royal Thunder
10 tracks
June 9

Heavy Petal Music
Rainbows Are Free
8 tracks
May 19

Remedy
Gozu
9 tracks
April 28

Nothing But Nothing
Danava
8 tracks
December 16, 2022

Time / /Wounds
Mos Generator
6 tracks
October 21

We Have Been Here Before
Black Space Riders
15 tracks
September 23

Take All You Can
Freedom Hawk
9 tracks
August 19

The Cursed Who Perform The Larvagod Rites
Mammoth Volume
9 tracks

March 4, 2025

Solar Flare
Rainbows Are Free
1 tracks
February 7

The Gift
Rainbows Are Free
1 tracks
January 9

Sleep
Rainbows Are Free
1 tracks
December 6, 2024

Be the Snake
Scorpion Child
1 tracks
September 27

Outliers
Scorpion Child
1 tracks
September 27

Broken Upon The Wheel
High Reeper
1 tracks
August 30

Like Dunes Like Ocean
Red Mountains
1 tracks
August 9

Alluring Violence
High Reeper
1 tracks
July 31

The Battle Of Lightwedge
Mammoth Volume
1 tracks
July 12

Torn From Within
High Reeper
1 tracks
June 24

Serpent In The Deep
Mammoth Volume
1 tracks
May 1

Deula Bhalijatra
Gonga
1 tracks
April 25

Lal Gulapi
Gonga
1 tracks
April 25

Aaja Re Pageli
Gonga
1 tracks
April 25

Namanti Khillo
Gonga
1 tracks
April 18

Tidal Wave
Astroqueen
1 tracks
March 15

We Burn
The Quill
3 tracks
March 13

The Vermillion Sky (8-bit Version)
Skraeckoedlan
1 tracks
March 1

Elephant Head
The Quill
2 tracks
February 29

Mysteria
Skraeckoedlan
3 tracks