Ensiferum is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. The members of the band label themselves as "melodic folk metal".
Mezarkabul is a Turkish metal band formed by Hakan Utangaç and Cenk Ünnü. Mezarkabul is known for integrating Anatolian elements into their music.
Hevein was a Finnish thrash metal band from Helsinki with symphonic metal and neo-classical metal influences.
Kargo is a rock band from Istanbul, Turkey. Its current line-up includes Selim Öztürk on electric guitar, Burak Karataş on drums and Ozan Anlaş on vocals.
Replikas is a Turkish rock band from Istanbul that consists of Gökçe Akçelik, Barkın Engin (guitar), Selçuk Artut, Orçun Baştürk (drums), and Burak Tamer (electronics).
Skinlab is an American heavy metal band formed in 1994 in San Francisco, California by vocalist/bassist Steev Esquivel, guitarist Mike Roberts, guitarist Gary Wendt, and drummer Paul Hopkins.
Cenotaph is a Turkish death metal band from Ankara. They formed in 1993 and released their first demo, Life Immortal in 1995; since then, they have released seven full-length albums. The band has suffered numerous lineup changes since their inception, with vocalist Batu Çetin remaining the group's only consistent member. They are signed to both Sevared Records and Coyote Records.
Fikret Kızılok was a Turkish rock musician. He was a pioneer of Anatolian rock, a prolific songwriter, impresario, multi-instrumentalist, and an early experimentalist. Due to a heart disease, he died on September 22, 2001.
Hasan Cihat Örter is a Turkish composer, progressive guitarist and arranger.
Emre Aracı is a Turkish music historian, conductor, and composer.
Toxic Holocaust is an American thrash metal band from Portland, Oregon.
Rashit is a Turkish punk rock band founded in Istanbul in 1993 by Tolga Özbey (guitar), Adem Kurt (vocals), Murat Yeşil (bass) and Gökhan Tunçişler (drums). They are considered to be the first major local representative of punk rock and inspiring several local punk bands during the late 1990s. In the 16 years, Tolga being the only constant member, Rashit has had numerous lineup changes.
FTG is a thrash metal band from Malaysia. They are among the earliest to appear at the end of the era of the first generation of underground music Malaysia such as Nemesis, Punisher and others.
Biz Burada Yok İken is the sixth album by the Turkish band Replikas. All songs on this project were covered by the band. It is a collection of the music style Anatolian rock taken from the 1960s and 1970s in Turkey.
Trials was an American metal band who formed in Chicago in 2008. They played a blend of groove metal, thrash metal and metalcore and their music also has melodic and progressive elements.
Objektif is a Turkish hard rock and heavy metal band from Samsun. It was formed in 1988 and currently consists of Vecdi Yücalan, Murat Tükenmez (bass), Çağlar Abanoz (guitar), Umut Mutku (guitar), and Onur Akça (drums). The band's first studio album, Tımarlı Hastane, was released in 1990. Their other studio albums are Hayal ve Yaşam (1993), Kuşkular (1996), Künye (2000), and Sokağın Sesi (2007).
Ben Bazen is the debut studio album by Turkish singer Simge. It was released on 1 June 2018 by Doğan Music Company. After her oriental single "Miş Miş" (2015) topped the music charts in Turkey, Simge continued her career with low-paced songs such as "Yankı" (2016) and started to give hints about the musical style of her first album. During the preparation process of the album, which lasted for four years, she worked with a number of artists, including Ozan Bayraşa, Alper Narman, Ersay Üner, Onurr and Sezen Aksu.
Cryptic Shift is an English extreme metal band formed in Leeds, West Yorkshire in 2013. They have two EPs and two demos, with their debut album Visitations from Enceladus being released on 4 May 2020 through Blood Harvest records. In an article for The Quietus, the album was referred to as "damn near essential, and proof that [Britain] has a valid contribution to make to this new wave of progressive death metal".
Kök, also known as Grup Kök, are a Turkish rock band founded in 2006 by former Nekropsi member Cem Ömeroğlu, former Nekropsi and Kurban member Kerem Tüzün and Kaan Sezyum.
Nilüfer Ruacan Verdi is a Turkish jazz pianist; she is the first female jazz pianist in Turkey.
