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Prior Convictions (2025)
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Dial Tone (2022)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Portland oddity blending power metal bombast with doom weight and grindcore aggression in ways that shouldn't work but somehow do. Their catalog is unpredictable and deliberately genre-defiant.
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin outfit pushing thrash through progressive and avant-garde filters, arriving somewhere legitimately strange. Their compositions sprawl in unexpected directions while retaining real aggression.
Lincoln, Nebraska band blending stoner metal's hazy groove with thrash metal's punch and velocity. Riff-forward and unpretentious, they carry a road-worn Midwest grit throughout their recordings.
Rochester, New York thrash and hardcore crossover act channeling the aggressive energy of the mid-1980s crossover scene. Tight, fast, and confrontational, they're a natural fit for fans of both genres.
Louisville, Kentucky outfit blending groove and thrash metal with experimental tendencies that push their sound into genuinely unpredictable territory. Their compositions carry Kentucky's heavy underground spirit while defying easy categorization.
Maywood, New Jersey act cutting across death metal, groove metal, and thrash with a sound built on rhythmic force and density. Their material hits with a blunt, physical impact.
Green Bay, Wisconsin outfit blending progressive and technical ambition with death and thrash aggression. Their sound carries a Midwest workmanlike quality — precise, heavy, and built to last.
Washington state act cutting across black metal, heavy metal, and thrash with a sound rooted in classic metal aggression and underground spirit. Grimy, fast, and deliberately old-school in approach.
Greensboro, Maryland heavy and thrash metal band delivering hard-hitting riffs with classic metal sensibility. They balance old-school aggression with tight, driving song structures.
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