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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
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Phoenix melodic death metal band blending sweeping lead guitar work with brutal death metal brutality under the Arizona desert heat. Their sound bridges Scandinavian melodeath influences with American heaviness.
Denver outfit fusing melodic death metal hooks with thrash metal drive and old-school death metal punishment. They pull from multiple extremes to build a sound as volatile as their name suggests.
Tucson death metal band crafting crushing, grim riffs in the Southwest underground tradition. Their music channels relentless brutality tempered by a dark, brooding atmosphere.
Downingtown, Pennsylvania act blending progressive ambition with death metal ferocity and thrash metal energy. Their compositions stretch beyond genre conventions while keeping the aggression intact.
Santa Clarita death metal band delivering uncompromising brutality in the Southern California underground tradition. Crushing riffs and guttural vocals define their unrelenting approach.
Warminster, Pennsylvania metalcore act combining hardcore urgency with heavy metal weight. Their hard-hitting sound reflects the dense scene of the greater Philadelphia area.
Austin crossover thrash act bringing hardcore punk ferocity and thrash metal riffing to the Texas underground. Their tight, fast songs carry the raw edge of both worlds without compromise.
War metal in the vein of Havohej, Demoncy, and Beherit. Briefly split in 2016 before reuniting in 2018 with renewed ferocity.
Columbus thrash metal band keeping the old-school flame burning in the Ohio underground. Their direct, riff-first approach draws on classic American and German thrash traditions.
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