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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
Featured Groove Metal Album
Wake up Dead (feat. Dave Mustaine) (2022)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Gulfport, Mississippi band combining death metal heaviness with grindcore's relentless, short-burst aggression. They bring Gulf Coast brutality in compact, intense doses.
Spokane death metal act delivering old-school brutality with a raw, unpolished edge from the Pacific Northwest. Their music is rooted in classic American death metal traditions.
North Carolina death metal and grindcore act fusing grinding speed with brutal heaviness from the Southeastern underground. Their approach is violent, blunt, and unrelenting.
Cleveland death-thrash band fusing the brutality of death metal with the speed and aggression of classic thrash. Their Ohio roots lend a blue-collar, no-frills heaviness to their music.
Orlando grindcore act delivering rapid-fire blasts and abrasive noise from the Florida underground. Short, ferocious bursts of chaos are the defining feature of their output.
Montana black metal project drawing on the cold isolation of Big Sky country to craft frigid, atmospheric grimness. Their music leans into raw, primitive black metal aesthetics.
Pittsburgh death metal band delivering grim, crushing brutality from the Steel City underground. Their music is built on heavy, grinding riffs and a relentlessly dark worldview.
West Simsbury, Connecticut death metal act bringing brutal heaviness and guttural aggression to the New England underground. Their sound is dense, punishing, and uncompromising.
Oakland death metal and crust punk band fusing the grime of hardcore punk with the brutality of extreme metal. Their Bay Area edge gives their music a raw, street-level ferocity.
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