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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Danse Macabre (2022)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Safe House (2017)
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Ohio raw black metal project steeped in deliberate lo-fi ugliness and a deeply underground aesthetic. Murky, buzzing, and cold, with little interest in accessibility or polish.
Richmond, Virginia stoner doom act built on hazy, heavy riffs and a ritualistic sense of groove. Their material draws on the Southern rock warmth that has long defined the Virginia heavy underground.
Abilene doom band carving slow, desolate heaviness from the flat, sun-scorched landscape of West Texas. Their riffs move like heat shimmer — languid, distorted, and quietly menacing.
Chicago progressive metal project weaving dense, technical arrangements with dynamic shifts and melodic ambition. Their sound draws on prog rock's structural imagination while staying rooted in heavy guitar work.
Alhambra heavy metal outfit drawing on classic metal's melodic directness and hard rock energy. Their material favors strong riffs and a no-frills approach to songwriting over genre experimentation.
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin outfit pushing thrash through progressive and avant-garde filters, arriving somewhere legitimately strange. Their compositions sprawl in unexpected directions while retaining real aggression.
Lincoln, Nebraska band blending stoner metal's hazy groove with thrash metal's punch and velocity. Riff-forward and unpretentious, they carry a road-worn Midwest grit throughout their recordings.
Chicago act merging black metal's atmosphere with hardcore's directness and intensity into a sound that is urgent and bleak in equal measure. Their material hits hard and doesn't linger.
Portland, Oregon band crafting progressive deathcore with genuine technical ambition and compositional depth. Their sound balances crushing heaviness with melodic and structural complexity.
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