I searched on YouTube and could only find stuff that was either quite old, or more on the pop side. Are there Italian bands that really rock hard?
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Folkstone and Furor Gallico for folk metal, Novembre for prog/death metal, Temperance and Ancient Bards for power/symphonic metal
Destrage
Halflives
Lacuna Coil
Måneskin
Melody Fall
Slander
Vanilla SkyI admit that their music’s a tad nerdy, but I like Master Boot Record, and just recently found out they’re Italian!
Wind Rose!
Rhapsody [of Fire] is great if you’re down for cheesy power metal!
Edit: or Fleshgod Apocalypse if you’re looking for something heavier & darker.
Classic Metal/Rock is quite dead in Italy.
The only metal band (doom/gothic in this case) that stands the test of time in my opinion is Novembre. Materia in particular is a masterpiece.
If you’re into black metal it’s different. There is a lot going on underground and each year we get something special. Just to name one: Solitvdo Hegemonikon.