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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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Toledo, Ohio black metal project channeling the Rust Belt's industrial decay and harsh Lake Erie winters into frigid, atmospheric extremity.
Baltimore stoner metal project whose 2019 EP Mount Crushmore delivers exactly the kind of wheezy, crushing heaviness the name promises. Charm City humor applied to low-and-slow riffing.
Chicago death metal band delivering technically proficient brutality from the Windy City, adding to Illinois's deep roster of extreme metal talent.
Colonia, New Jersey thrash metal act with two releases since 2011. Earthly Welking — an archaic term for the heavenly vault — adds literary depth to their Jersey thrash.
Seattle death metal act bringing plague-themed extremity to the Pacific Northwest, contributing to the Emerald City's diverse heavy music ecosystem.
Denver death metal and deathcore project whose 2013 EP Solipsis explores the philosophical question of whether only one's own mind can be known to exist. Existential heaviness from the Mile High City.
Evansville, Indiana melodic death metal band weaving Scandinavian-influenced melody into Southern Indiana's underground, bridging European influence with Midwestern determination.
Canton, Georgia black metal project conjuring cosmic darkness from the Atlanta exurbs, blending occult themes with atmospheric extremity from the Deep South.
New England death metal act drawing from the region's dark colonial history and harsh winters to fuel cosmic-themed extremity with a distinctly northeastern edge.
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