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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
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Blind (Expanded Edition) (2021)
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Madness (2017)
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Louisville, Kentucky groove metal project with two releases since 2017. The paradoxical name — art for those who cannot see it — captures an existential irony that matches their heavy, searching sound from the city that gave us Slint.
Philadelphia grindcore act whose 2020 debut Fountainous Exsanguination pairs a diacritical-marked name with a title describing explosive bloodletting. Linguistically ornate grindcore from the City of Brotherly Love.
Newark, California NWOTHM act flying the flag of classic heavy metal from the East Bay, delivering galloping riffs and soaring leads in the tradition of the genre's golden age.
Black metal project of unknown origin whose 2018 single Hymnal pairs Greek philosophical virtue with religious musical form. The name — meaning excellence or moral virtue — adds unusual ethical weight to black metal.
Los Angeles death metal band that emerged from the early 2000s deathcore wave, contributing to SoCal's explosive extreme metal scene with technically proficient brutality.
Leonardtown, Maryland groove metal and melodeath project whose 2015 EP It Was More Fun in Hell delivers infernal aggression with a darkly humorous title. Southern Maryland heaviness that doesn't take itself too seriously.
New Haven, Connecticut NWOTHM band bringing the traditional heavy metal revival to the Elm City, channeling classic metal energy through New England determination.
Piscataway, New Jersey metalcore act delivering aggressive melodic heaviness from central Jersey, contributing to the Garden State's robust hardcore and metal crossover scene.
Houston melodic death metal act whose 2008 debut The Great Celestial Delusion channels cosmic disillusionment through Scandinavian-influenced riffing. Paradise in flames, rendered in dual harmonies from the Bayou City.
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