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AntiFragile (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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On The Hunt (2023)
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Seattle doom, post-metal, and sludge metal band crafting expansive, heavy soundscapes rooted in desolation and slow-building tension. Cycles of the Damned draws from the Pacific Northwest's introspective and heavy musical heritage.
Denver death metal band dealing in guttural, unrefined brutality from the Colorado underground. Cyclonusfilth strips death metal down to its most primal and filthy core.
Los Angeles crossover thrash and hardcore band blending the velocity of thrash metal with the aggression and attitude of hardcore punk. Cycotic Youth channels Southern California's storied crossover tradition with raw, energetic ferocity.
Pittsburgh black metal and hardcore band fusing the raw intensity of black metal with the DIY directness of hardcore. Cydonia brings a confrontational, stripped-down edge to extreme metal from the Pittsburgh underground.
Shenandoah, Virginia black metal band operating in the raw, underground tradition of American black metal. Cydron cultivates a cold and desolate sound shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains' isolation.
Denver black metal and crust punk band combining the rawness of crust with the menacing atmosphere of black metal. Cyffrous Indignus channels political fury and sonic chaos through a grimy, anarchic extreme metal framework.
Peoria, Illinois post-black metal band drawing from the astronomical imagery of supernova remnants to craft spacious, melancholic black metal. Cygnus Loop blends celestial atmosphere with the raw energy of traditional black metal.
Walnut, Illinois black metal band drawing its name from a Welsh death omen and conjuring bleak, foreboding soundscapes from the American Midwest. Cyhiraeth pursues raw atmospheric black metal with an occult and spectral intensity.
Razor-sharp Melodic Death / Thrash Metal from Dallas.
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