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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Enemies of Reality (Remixed & Remastered) (2003)
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Los Angeles's Crematorium merged the pit-ready aggression of death metal and hardcore with groove metal's head-down heaviness. Their sound captures the density and intensity of the LA underground's most extreme end.
Smithfield, North Carolina's Criminally Insane grind out groove metal with a Southern heaviness and a head-down, no-frills attitude. Their music leans into rhythm and stomp over technicality.
Lincoln Park, Michigan groove and thrash band fusing mid-tempo, headbang-ready groove riffs with thrash's caustic bite, rooted firmly in the blue-collar Michigan metal tradition.
Queens, New York groove and heavy metal act carrying the borough's working-class grit through heavy mid-tempo riffs and a street-hardened edge forged in the New York underground.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina death and groove metal band fusing head-snapping mid-tempo grooves with death metal's extremity, anchored in the Southeast's underground metal circuit.
Northern Virginia groove/thrash act Croatoan harness the hard-hitting mid-tempo chug of groove metal and the velocity of thrash, taking their name from the enduring colonial mystery carved at Roanoke.
Lexington, Kentucky groove/sludge outfit Crone channel the Southern underground's taste for thick, swampy riffs and churning mid-tempo aggression into a hard-edged and visceral sound.
Seattle black metal/hardcore act Cross fuse the bleak intensity of black metal atmosphere with the visceral directness of hardcore punk, part of the Pacific Northwest's sprawling extreme underground.
Orange County's Crossfaded merges the grinding momentum of groove metal with thrash's razor-edged speed, delivering a relentless California punch. Their sound is built for the pit, leaning on locked-in rhythms and muscular guitar work.
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