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Altars of Madness is a gothic/progressive metal band from Guadalajara, Jalisco, formed in 2014. The band released their debut full-length "Nine Circles" in 2015, pursuing themes of literature and society through a sound that blends Gothic atmosphere with progressive metal structures.
Denver, CO · 2023–present · active
Denver metalcore project named after the Egyptian god of the necropolis. Ancient funerary rites through modern aggression.
Brooklyn, New York City, NY · 2007–present · active
Brooklyn doom metal project. Slow, crushing heaviness from New York City's creative borough.
South Derby, CT · 2004–present · active
South Derby, Connecticut progressive metal and thrash project. The name's implication of change suits their genre-blending approach.
FL · 2004–present · active
Alter Bridge is an American hard rock and heavy metal band formed in Orlando, Florida in 2004, built from the nucleus of post-Creed members Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall, and Scott Phillips, joined by vocalist Myles Kennedy. Their second album Blackbird (2007) marked a significant critical breakthrough, and subsequent releases including Fortress (2013) and The Last Hero (2016) debuted in the Top 10 on charts in both the UK and US. The band is defined by Tremonti's dual-guitar attack and Kennedy's operatic range, placing them at the heavy end of the mainstream American rock spectrum.
Columbus, OH · 2010–present · active
Columbus, Ohio heavy metal/punk hybrid blending riff-driven metal with punk's DIY ethos. A brief but energetic entry in Ohio's robust underground metal scene.
Sacramento, CA · 2013–present · active
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Harlingen, TX · 2021–present · active
Harlingen, Texas brutal death metal project with an astounding fourteen releases since 2021. One of the most prolific acts in the Rio Grande Valley, churning out a relentless stream of punishing brutality.
San Luis Obispo, CA · 2012–present · active
San Luis Obispo, California groove metal/metalcore act from the Central Coast. Today We Fight delivers the muscular riffing and breakdown-heavy approach that defined early 2010s metalcore.

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