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Divine (2024)
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Devil´s Bell (2022)
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New York City melodic death metal act delivering hook-laden aggression from the five boroughs, blending Scandinavian melodeath influence with NYC's relentless energy.
Virginia death metal project whose 2014 compilation Bass for Autism channels extreme music toward awareness and charitable purpose.
Colorado Springs death metal band delivering provocatively named extremity from the base of Pikes Peak, adding to Colorado's growing underground metal presence.
San Diego thrash band exploding with speed metal fury from Southern California, delivering high-octane aggression from America's Finest City.
Georgetown, Kentucky thrash band from the Bluegrass State, channeling military-grade firepower metaphors into aggressive speed metal from the heart of horse country.
Progressive metal project that has migrated from Boston to Brooklyn to Toronto. Four releases since 2012 including Horror Vacui channel restless, boundary-crossing prog that mirrors their nomadic existence across multiple cities and countries.
Lexington, Kentucky doom and heavy metal project with two EPs since 2016. Fin de Siècle and Interregnum pair historical period terminology with crushing doom, the political vocabulary matching their authoritarian name.
Appleton, Wisconsin metalcore act named after the public penance ritual of the Inquisition, bringing aggressive heaviness to the Fox Valley's underground.
Boston black metal project exploring themes of self-creation through icy, atmospheric extremity, contributing to New England's quietly thriving black metal scene.
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