Many Eyes is the metallic hardcore project of former Every Time I Die vocalist Keith Buckley, formed in 2022 alongside Charlie and Nick Bellmore of Toxic Holocaust fame and connected through Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta. Their debut album 'The Light Age' swings from venomous hardcore fury into disarmingly catchy grunge-inflected choruses, channeling the raw energy of 1990s heavy music. The band represents Buckley's artistic rebirth after the acrimonious end of Every Time I Die.

The Melvins, led by the inimitable Buzz Osborne and powerhouse drummer Dale Crover, are one of the most prolific and influential bands in heavy music history, having helped birth both grunge and sludge metal from their origins in Montesano, Washington. Their early work directly influenced Nirvana, Soundgarden, and the entire Pacific Northwest heavy scene, while their restless experimentation across 30+ studio albums has touched on everything from drone metal to punk rock to noise pop. Defiantly uncommercial yet universally respected, the Melvins exist as a singular, irreducible force in underground music.