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Estiva

Estiva is the performance name of Steven Baan, a Dutch producer and DJ in progressive house and trance, active since 2007 on labels like Enhanced Recordings and Colorize.

ETC!ETC!

ETC!ETC! is the stage name of Jose Guerrero, a Los Angeles-born DJ and producer of moombahton, trap, and electro house who began releasing tracks in 2008.

Eternal Tears of Sorrow

Eternal Tears of Sorrow was a Finnish melodic and symphonic death metal band formed in 1994 in Pudasjärvi, releasing seven studio albums before disbanding in 2025.

Ethan Kath

Ethan Kath, born Claudio Paolo Palmieri, is the Canadian co-founder, songwriter and producer of electronic duo Crystal Castles (2008–2016 albums), later working with singer Edith Frances after Alice Glass's 2014 departure.

Etihad Park, Yas Island

Etihad Park, formerly du Arena and Yas Arena, is an open-air events venue on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, opened in 2009, hosting up to 40,000 people and home to the Yasalam After-Race Concerts.

Eurobeat

Eurobeat: high-energy dance genre from Italo-disco and Hi-NRG, made in Italy mainly for Japan; term first recorded 1985 in Record Mirror; Avex's Super Eurobeat series since 1990.

Eurodance

Eurodance is a European electronic dance-pop genre that emerged in the late 1980s and peaked in the 1990s, known for synthesized bass, four-on-the-floor beats, female vocal hooks with male rap verses, and acts like Snap! and 2 Unlimited.

Eve (rapper)

Eve (Eve Jihan Jeffers, born 1978, Philadelphia) is the American rapper and actress known as Ruff Ryders' First Lady; her 1999 debut topped the Billboard 200 and she won a Grammy for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" with Gwen Stefani. Distinct from the Japanese singer Eve.

Everlast

Everlast (Erik Schrody, born 1969) is an American rapper, singer, and guitarist of House of Pain ("Jump Around") and a solo career blending hip-hop, blues, rock, and country, best known for Whitey Ford Sings the Blues and "What It's Like".

Every Time I Die

Every Time I Die: Buffalo, New York metalcore band (1998–2022) blending hardcore punk and Southern rock; nine albums, Ferret then Epitaph Records, led by Keith and Jordan Buckley.

EVERYTHING ALWAYS (Dom Dolla + John Summit)

EVERYTHING ALWAYS is a back-to-back DJ project and event series by house producers Dom Dolla and John Summit, launched in 2023 and backed by Insomniac's Factory 93, with headline sets at Coachella and Ultra Miami.

Evol Intent

Evol Intent is an American drum & bass trio formed in 2000 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, described as the leading group in American drum & bass.

Example (musician)

Example (musician): Elliot John Gleave, born 1982 in Hammersmith, London; English rapper, singer and producer whose stage name comes from his initials E.G. Known for the UK number-one album Playing in the Shadows (2011) and singles "Changed the Way You Kiss Me" and "Stay Awake".

Excision B2B Space Laces (music)

Excision B2B Space Laces is the billed back-to-back dubstep pairing of producers Excision (Jeff Abel) and Space Laces (Ian Slider), whose joint releases span 2013 to 2018 and who headline Lost Lands 2026.

Exciter

Exciter is a Canadian speed metal band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 1978, whose 1983 debut Heavy Metal Maniac is counted among the first thrash metal albums.

Exhumed

Exhumed is an American deathgrind band from San Jose, California, formed in 1990 and fronted by guitarist and vocalist Matt Harvey, known for gore-obsessed extreme metal on Relapse Records.

Exit Planet Dust

Exit Planet Dust is the 1995 debut album by the Chemical Brothers, an English electronic duo, reaching No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart and introducing big beat.

Exodus (band)

Exodus is an American thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area, formed in 1979 and known for its aggressive riffs and its debut album, Bonded by Blood.

Extince

Extince, the stage name of Peter Kops, is a Dutch rapper and founding figure of Nederhop, best known for "Spraakwater" (1995), the first Dutch-language rap song to reach the charts.

Extol

Extol is a Norwegian extreme metal band formed in 1993 in Bekkestua near Oslo, known for fusing technical death metal, thrash, and progressive elements with lyrics informed by the members' Christian faith.

Eyedea

Eyedea (Micheal Larsen, 1981-2010) was a St. Paul-born Minnesota battle rapper and Rhymesayers artist who won Scribble Jam 1999 and HBO's Blaze Battle 2000 and recorded three albums with DJ Abilities.

Eyedea & Abilities

Eyedea & Abilities were an American hip hop duo from Minneapolis, made up of rapper Micheal Larsen and DJ Gregory Keltgen and signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment.

Eyehategod

Eyehategod (EHG) is an American sludge/doom metal band formed 20 April 1988 in New Orleans by Jimmy Bower and Joey LaCaze; the Take as Needed for Pain (1993) pioneers of the NOLA sludge scene, still active on Century Media.

Ezequiel Arias

Ezequiel Arias is an Argentine progressive house producer and DJ from Córdoba, mentored by Hernán Cattáneo and ranked Beatport's best-selling progressive house artist of 2025.

Fabe

Fabe is the alias of Fabian Winkels, a German house and techno DJ and producer from Mannheim, now based in Berlin, and founder of the label Salty Nuts.

Fabio

Fabio is the stage name of Fitzroy Heslop, a British drum and bass DJ from Brixton, London, whose club night Rage is credited as the birthplace of jungle and drum and bass.

Fabolous

Fabolous (John David Jackson, born 1977) is a Brooklyn rapper whose 2001 debut Ghetto Fabolous went platinum; known for DJ Clue's Desert Storm label, Hot 100 hits like "Into You," and mixtapes.

Fadaei

Fadaei (فدایی), stage name of Ashkan Fadaei, is an Iranian protest rapper and Moltafet member based in Paris. Known for Iran Iran, albums Adl (2012), Hagh (2022), Rend (2026), and feuds with Hichkas and Hossein.

Faith No More

Faith No More: San Francisco alternative metal band formed 1979, also pioneers of funk metal. Breakthrough "Epic" (1989) on The Real Thing with Mike Patton; Angel Dust (1992) shaped nu metal; split 1998, reunited 2009, Sol Invictus 2015, 2027 return confirmed.

Fakemink

fakemink is the stage name of Vincenzo Camille, a UK rapper from Basildon, Essex, formerly 9090gate, whose 2023 mixtape London's Saviour and 2025 hit LV Sandals made him the leading figure of UK underground rap; Terrified . followed in 2026.