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Baltimore, MD · 2009–present · active
Baltimore power and thrash metal band combining the melodic ambition of power metal with the aggression of thrash. Cyber Strike balances anthemic hooks against shredding riff velocity in the tradition of American crossover metal.
Georgetown, CT · 2018–present · active
Georgetown, Connecticut death metal band operating in the American underground with a visceral and straightforward approach to brutality. Cyberchrist channels New England's extreme metal tradition into pummeling, no-frills death metal.
Bakersfield, CA · 2022–present · active
Bakersfield, California melodic black metal band blending the atmosphere of black metal with melodic death metal's harmonic sensibility. Cybil brings Central Valley underground intensity to a style rooted in darkness and melody.
San Francisco, CA · 2013–present · active
San Francisco progressive metalcore band known for intricate song structures, shifting rhythms, and a technically ambitious approach to heavy music. Cyborg Octopus weaves progressive metal's complexity into emotionally dynamic metalcore compositions.
San Francisco, CA · 2019–present · active
San Francisco band fusing melodic death metal with black metal atmosphere and Bay Area extreme metal ferocity. Cyclaera builds its sound on twin-guitar melody and black metal coldness, tempered by death metal's brutal drive.
Mansfield, CT · 2021–present · active
Mansfield, Connecticut death metal and hardcore band merging the brutality of death metal with the urgency and rawness of hardcore. Cycle of Decay navigates the violent intersection of two extremes with muscular, unflinching force.
Elgin, IL · 2002–present · active
Elgin, Illinois progressive metal band crafting melodically ambitious compositions built on shifting dynamics and technical musicianship. Cycle of Infinity draws from the tradition of American progressive metal with a focus on sonic depth and compositional sophistication.
Hopatcong, NJ · 2015–present · active
Hopatcong, New Jersey sludge metal band burying listeners under caustic, slow-moving riffs and feedback-drenched misery. Cycle of Pain operates in the tradition of Southern sludge with a Northeast underground rawness.
St. Louis, MO · 2014–present · active
St. Louis band merging death metal's aggression with power metal's melodic drive into an intense and dynamic sound. Cycle of Ruin channels Midwestern heavy music intensity through shifting tempos and brutal-yet-melodic riff work.

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