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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Raised Up By Witches
Album - 9 Tracks - Released August 23, 2024

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7 Zuma 7
A Thousand Knives Of Fire
Ape Machine
Arenna
Astroqueen
Astrosoniq
Backwoods Payback
Bad Wizard
Balero
Blaak Heat Shujaa
Black Nasa
Black Rainbows
Black Space Riders
Blind Dog
Blowback
Brain Police
Cowboys & Aliens
Danava
Droids Attack
Dunbarrow
Farflung
Freedom Hawk
Gas Giant
Glowsun
Gomer Pyle
Gonga
Gorilla Pulp
Gozu
Halfway to Gone
High Reeper
Horisont
Killer Boogie
King Hobo
LONELY KAMEL
Leeches of Lore
Lo-Pan
Mammoth Mammoth
Mammoth Volume
Mangoo
Mars Red Sky
Mondo Drag
Mos Generator
Mother Of God
Mountain Witch
Novadriver
OJM
Orchid
Ponamero Sundown
Puny Human
Purple Hill Witch
Quest For Fire
Rainbows Are Free
Red Desert
Red Giant
Red Mountains
Riotgod
Roadsaw
Robot Lords Of Tokyo
Royal Thunder
Sasquatch
Scorpion Child
Sheavy
Skraeckoedlan
Snowy Dunes
Stone Axe
Stubb
SuperHeavyGoatAss
Suplecs
The Bad Light
The Devil and the Almighty Blues
The Flying Eyes
The Graviators
The Heavy Eyes
The Kings Of Frog Island
The Midnight Ghost Train
The Mushroom River Band
The Quill
The Well
Throttlerod
Valley of the Sun
Veracrash
We Hunt Buffalo
Witchrider
Wo Fat
The Heavy Eyes
Black Rainbows
Valley of the Sun
Mars Red Sky
Mondo Drag
The Midnight Ghost Train
Orchid
The Devil and the Almighty Blues
Skraeckoedlan
Astroqueen
Killer Boogie
Mountain Witch
Freedom Hawk
Wo Fat
The Kings Of Frog Island
Royal Thunder
Witchrider
Horisont
We Hunt Buffalo
The Flying Eyes
Sasquatch
The Well
Scorpion Child
Purple Hill Witch
Red Desert
Mos Generator
Gorilla Pulp
High Reeper
The Quill
Brain Police
Danava
Rainbows Are Free
Cowboys & Aliens
Sheavy
Gozu
Blind Dog
Arenna
Gas Giant
Quest For Fire
Glowsun
Lo-Pan
Farflung
Snowy Dunes
Mammoth Mammoth
Halfway to Gone
Roadsaw
Dunbarrow
The Bad Light
LONELY KAMEL
Gomer Pyle
Novadriver
Bad Wizard
Ape Machine
Black Space Riders
Stone Axe
King Hobo
Stubb
Red Mountains
Blaak Heat Shujaa
Puny Human
Throttlerod
Mammoth Volume
Droids Attack
Blowback
The Graviators
7 Zuma 7
Suplecs
Red Giant
The Mushroom River Band
Robot Lords Of Tokyo
Black Nasa
Astrosoniq
Gonga
OJM
Leeches of Lore
Ponamero Sundown
Mangoo
Balero
Backwoods Payback
Veracrash
SuperHeavyGoatAss
Mother Of God
Riotgod
A Thousand Knives Of Fire