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Chicago, IL · 2008–present · active
Chicago's Enforcer draws on the gravity of doom metal and the grandeur of power metal to build a sound that is both heavy and epic, active in the Windy City scene since 2008. Their songwriting favors weight and atmosphere over speed, letting riffs breathe and expand.
Dayton, OH · 2023–present · active
Dayton, Ohio's Engine of Chaos launched in 2023 with a heavy metal sound shaped by the industrial heartland tradition of no-nonsense riffing and direct songwriting. Their music channels the raw, unglamorous energy of a city that has always prized substance over surface.
Asheville, NC · 2018–present · active
Asheville's Enoch draws on the Blue Ridge Mountain town's fertile heavy underground, blending stoner warmth, sludge filth, and doom's glacial weight into a sound that feels deeply rooted in the Appalachian soil.
Detroit, MI · 2024–present · active
Detroit's Entice arrived in 2024 carrying the motor city's legacy of heavy music into a heavy/thrash metal template — hard-hitting riffs and road-tested toughness baked into a city with no shortage of metalheads to answer to.
Portland, OR · 2014–present · active
Portland's Enticer has been flying the flag for traditional heavy metal since 2014 in a city better known for its extreme acts, keeping the NWOBHM spirit alive with soaring riffs and a reverence for the genre's classic foundations.
New Haven, CT · 2014–present · active
New Haven's Entierro began as a stoner/doom outfit before steering toward heavier traditional metal, a trajectory that reflects a band constantly testing what it means to be heavy — slow and hazy one era, riff-forward and purposeful the next. Active since 2014.
Pine Grove, CA · 2019–present · active
Hailing from the Sierra Nevada foothills of Pine Grove, California, Entropathy bring a classic heavy metal ethos to an area better known for pine trees than power chords, formed in 2019.
Kansas City · 2020–present · active
Kansas City hard rock and heavy metal outfit Entropy deliver blue-collar riffs with heartland grit, drawing on classic influences while forging their own identity since 2020.
Saint Paul, MN · 1996–present · active
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