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diorama (2024)
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Detroit, Michigan thrash metal band active from 1983 that spent over a decade grinding the underground circuit before landing a compilation appearance in 1996.
California black metal project launched in 2016, crafting raw and atmospheric material in the solo underground tradition.
Florida/California brutal death and black metal band formed around 2011, pairing punishing dual-genre aggression with science-fiction lyrical themes.
Phoenix, Arizona brutal death metal and goregrind act whose name signals an unflinching commitment to the goriest end of the extreme metal spectrum.
Providence, Rhode Island black metal project active since 2018, channeling themes of despair and resilience into bleak, atmospheric compositions.
Virginia Beach death metal band formed in 1993 whose sole demo, Abysmal Abattoir, remains their only documented output before the group dissolved.
Long Island, New York thrash/death metal band formed around 2009, dealing in themes of insanity, disease, and violence before splitting up.
Irvine, California death metal and grindcore band active from 1990, rooted in misanthropic and nihilistic themes and released through Life Is Abuse before dissolving.
Tulsa, Oklahoma stoner/doom metal outfit that emerged in 2024, contributing the track Your Sounds to the Oklahoma-themed compilation Trip to Oklahoma.
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