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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
Featured Sludge Metal Album
Blind (Expanded Edition) (2021)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Madness (2017)
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Black metal project split between Kansas City and Los Angeles, blending heartland bleakness with West Coast extremity in a bicoastal assault on the senses.
New York City death metal project whose 2024 debut Most Despised Blood channels blasphemous fury through punishing extremity. Anti-religious death metal from the city that houses both cathedrals and chaos.
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania thrash band from the Philly suburbs, channeling Delaware County's blue-collar energy into relentless speed metal aggression.
Philadelphia thrash metal act whose 2017 debut Return to the Throne delivers regal thrash from the City of Brotherly Love. The metallurgical name — one who tests the purity of metals — fits a band committed to unadulterated thrash.
Nashville hardcore punk/thrash crossover act that became a significant name in the Southern underground, blending crusty punk ferocity with thrash metal intensity from Music City.
New Haven, Connecticut NWOTHM project whose 2013 Summer Demo captures classic heavy metal aesthetics from the Elm City. The evocative name paints a picture of twilight gatherings and ancient rites.
Brutal Slam / Brutal Death Metal out of Texas.
New York grindcore act living up to their name with blunt-force sonic punishment, contributing to the city's long tradition of extreme, boundary-pushing heavy music.
Fort Wayne, Indiana groove metal band delivering heavy, rhythmic punishment from Northeast Indiana, adding to the Hoosier State's productive underground metal community.
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