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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Denver power metal project from the Colorado underground.
New Jersey black/death metal outfit who dropped two EPs in 2020 — Hate Fueled Death Ritual and The Unholy Division. The name is a mission statement: angelic imagery torn apart by extreme metal ferocity.
Gallup thrash metal project from the New Mexico underground.
Gothic Metal project from the American underground.
Pasadena thrash metal veterans active since 2006, later relocating within the greater Los Angeles area. Two full-lengths — Callous And Furor and the corporate-skewering Hubris, Inc. — deliver seasoned, technically proficient thrash from musicians who've been honing their craft for decades.
Portland thrash metal act who released two albums in 2007. Their titles — Clashed by the AML and Why You Bad Soh? — carry a playful energy that counterbalances their aggressive sound, representing the Pacific Northwest's irreverent take on thrash metal.
Salt Lake City crossover thrash project from the Utah underground.
Atlanta crossover thrash and death metal outfit whose 2018 EP Terror Incognito delivers the kind of furious, politically charged extremity that thrives in the South's punk-metal intersection.
San Jose thrash metal project from the California underground.
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