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.

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Rock 'n' Roll Might Be Dead
Single - Released April 4, 2025

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Ape Machine
Astroqueen
Astrosoniq
Backwoods Payback
Bad Wizard
Balero
Blaak Heat Shujaa
Black Nasa
Black Space Riders
Blind Dog
Blowback
Brain Police
Danava
Droids Attack
Dunbarrow
Gas Giant
Generous Maria
Glowsun
Gomer Pyle
Gonga
Gozu
Halfway to Gone
High Reeper
Horisont
House Of Broken Promises
King Hobo
Leeches of Lore
Lo-Pan
Mammoth Mammoth
Mammoth Volume
Mangoo
Mars Red Sky
Mondo Drag
Mos Generator
Mother Of God
Mountain Witch
Novadriver
Orchid
Ponamero Sundown
Puny Human
Purple Hill Witch
Quest For Fire
Rainbows Are Free
Red Desert
Red Giant
Riotgod
Roadsaw
Robot Lords Of Tokyo
Royal Thunder
Sasquatch
Scorpion Child
Sheavy
Skraeckoedlan
Snowy Dunes
Stone Axe
Stubb
SuperHeavyGoatAss
The Bad Light
The Devil and the Almighty Blues
The Flying Eyes
The Graviators
The Heavy Eyes
The Midnight Ghost Train
The Mushroom River Band
The Quill
The Shrine
The Well
Throttlerod
Valley of the Sun
Wo Fat
The Heavy Eyes
Mars Red Sky
Valley of the Sun
Mondo Drag
The Midnight Ghost Train
Orchid
Skraeckoedlan
The Devil and the Almighty Blues
Royal Thunder
Sasquatch
Mountain Witch
Astroqueen
Wo Fat
Red Desert
Mos Generator
The Flying Eyes
Horisont
Purple Hill Witch
The Well
Scorpion Child
Gozu
The Shrine
High Reeper
Rainbows Are Free
Brain Police
The Quill
Danava
Sheavy
Quest For Fire
Blind Dog
Gas Giant
Glowsun
Lo-Pan
Mammoth Volume
Snowy Dunes
Mammoth Mammoth
Stone Axe
Novadriver
Halfway to Gone
Roadsaw
Gomer Pyle
Dunbarrow
The Bad Light
Ape Machine
Bad Wizard
Black Space Riders
Puny Human
Droids Attack
King Hobo
Red Giant
The Graviators
Blaak Heat Shujaa
Stubb
Throttlerod
Blowback
Gonga
The Mushroom River Band
Robot Lords Of Tokyo
House Of Broken Promises
Astrosoniq
Ponamero Sundown
Black Nasa
Leeches of Lore
Balero
Backwoods Payback
Mangoo
Mother Of God
Riotgod
SuperHeavyGoatAss
Generous Maria