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Everyone's Talking! (2025)
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Blind (Expanded Edition) (2021)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Blood Dynasty (24-bit HD audio) (2024)
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Clementon, New Jersey's Come and Get It play black metal-tinged speed metal that's nasty and stripped-down, channeling the raw aggression of the early underground. Fast, mean, and unconcerned with polish.
Conceived by Thunder from Tucson, Arizona take cues from classic heavy metal and speed metal traditions, delivering high-energy riff workouts with a reverence for the genre's analog-era roots.
Moorpark's Conspiracy deal in classic speed and thrash metal, favoring tight riffwork and energetic delivery rooted in Southern California's storied tradition of aggressive, technically sharp underground metal.
Shady Spring, West Virginia death and thrash metal band channeling the state's blue-collar toughness into speed metal aggression with a death metal edge. Their sound is fast, mean, and rooted in the genre's most essential traditions.
Kenosha, WI power/speed/thrash band that channels the blazing energy of late-80s metal into tight, riff-forward songwriting. Their sound honors the genre's classic roots while hitting hard.
Cottonmouth hit hard at the crossroads of hardcore, speed metal, and thrash, channeling the raw aggression of the midwest underground. They keep sets short and loud, favoring attack over subtlety.
Indianapolis speed/thrash act CounterClockwise channel classic 80s metal energy with high-velocity riffs and no-nonsense aggression. Their sound is rooted in the purist tradition of bands like Exodus and Overkill.
Los Angeles speed and thrash metal band trading in blistering tempos, razor-edged riffwork, and a relentless forward momentum deeply rooted in the California metal underground.
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