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Comes the Green Man, Flees the Winter Witch (2025)
Featured shock rock Album
Battle Maximus (2023)
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Featured alternative punk Album
Summer Demos (2016)
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New York City heavy metal and hard rock outfit formed in 2017, blending traditional metal songcraft with a gritty urban edge consistent with the NYC underground.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania heavy and power metal band formed in 2015, combining muscular riffing with melodic hooks in the classic American power metal tradition.
Heavy metal band from Branson, Missouri, active since 2010, delivering no-frills traditional metal rooted in the hard rock and classic metal aesthetics of the Midwest.
Seattle, Washington heavy metal and punk rock band formed in 2022, drawing on the city's rich rock lineage to deliver high-energy traditional metal with a raw, street-level bite.
San Diego, California heavy metal band formed in 2025, carrying on the traditions of classic American heavy metal in Southern California.
Pittston, Pennsylvania heavy and groove metal band formed in 2019, combining chugging mid-tempo riffs with the blue-collar working-class metal sensibility of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Los Angeles heavy metal band formed in 2009, operating in the Southern California underground with a direct, no-frills approach to traditional metal songwriting.
Bayonne, New Jersey speed and power metal band formed in 2009, evolving from classic heavy metal roots toward a harder-hitting thrash and speed metal sound over their career.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania heavy metal band formed in 2020, drawing on the city's deep metal heritage to deliver straightforward traditional metal with a working-class edge.
Traditional heavy metal band from Castro Valley, California, active since 2014, drawing on classic NWOBHM and American power metal influences with a straightforward, riff-forward approach.
Bellevue, Nebraska heavy/thrash metal act formed in 2023, rooted in classic thrash structures and the straightforward aggression of traditional American heavy metal.
Pittsburgh heavy metal band formed in 2016, rooted in the blue-collar grit and working-class energy that has long defined the Steel City's rock and metal tradition.
Los Angeles band formed in 2003 that began as a provocative nu-metal act before evolving toward heavier stoner and hard rock territory, known for theatrical stage performances and confrontational imagery.
Sodden is a doom and sludge metal band from Omaha, Nebraska, formed in 2024, delivering slow, oppressive riffs draped in the heavy, feedback-laden texture characteristic of the American Midwest sludge underground.
Soil Creep is a heavy metal band from Ohio, formed in 2018, working within traditional heavy metal frameworks to produce riff-driven material rooted in the genre's classic foundations.
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