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Fort Wayne, Indiana's Cremated Souls deliver straightforward death metal in the tradition of the American Midwest underground. Their approach emphasizes grinding heaviness and morbid thematic territory.
Burke, Virginia death metal band Cremation dug into the early-90s US underground scene with morbid riffing and a raw production aesthetic. They represent the dense, unglamorous death metal tradition of the mid-Atlantic region.
Monterey, California's Cremation brought a Bay Area-adjacent thrash sensibility to their aggressive early output. Their sound sits firmly in the speed and aggression of the West Coast thrash underground.
New Jersey's Cremation combined the crunch of death metal with the speed and attitude of thrash in the tradition of the tri-state area underground. Secaucus-based and unrelenting, they drew from both worlds without compromise.
Minnesota's Cremation fused death metal brutality with thrash metal aggression from within the Twin Cities underground scene. Their music reflected the raw, no-frills extremity of the Upper Midwest metal community.
Ferocious Heavy / Thrash Metal from Houston.
Houston's Cremator blend classic heavy metal hooks with thrash metal aggression in the tradition of Texas's deep and diverse metal scene. They bring the swagger and crunch of the Lone Star underground to every performance.
Chicago's Crematorium carved out a niche in the Midwest underground by fusing death metal's brutality with thrash metal's speed and drive. Their music reflects the uncompromising approach of the Illinois extreme metal scene.
Tempe, Arizona's Crematorium explore the slow and suffocating overlap of black metal atmosphere and drone metal stasis. Their desert-forged sound is minimal and oppressive, shaped by the bleakness of the Southwest landscape.
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