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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Head Cage (2018)
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The Second Coming (1988)
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Denver power metal project from the Colorado underground.
Seattle power metal project whose name riffs on the geological epoch. Their 2019 full-length Nucleation and earlier EP demonstrate a band applying scientific vocabulary to triumphant, melodic heavy metal from the Emerald City.
Cahokia power metal project from the Illinois underground.
Cincinnati power metal project from the Ohio underground.
Prescott, Arizona melodic death metal and power metal hybrid. Their untitled debut emerges from the high desert of central Arizona, blending European metal traditions with American frontier energy.
Houston power metal and speed metal project with six releases since 2023. Their rapid output includes Apertures and the forthcoming Decathexis, building a substantial catalog of melodic extremity from Texas's largest city.
Fishkill, New York power metal project whose name evokes the desert planet from Frank Herbert's Dune. Science fiction grandeur from the Hudson Valley.
Rocky Mount power metal project from the North Carolina underground.
Cleveland, Ohio power metal and progressive project with two albums since 2015. Heatwave and Throwback I blend melodic ambition with technical prowess from a city that has always valued substance in its heavy music.
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