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Minneapolis, MN · 2009–present · active
Minneapolis, Minnesota atmospheric black metal act Changeling craft expansive, melancholic black metal rooted in the post-black and atmospheric traditions, incorporating ambient textures and dynamic shifts alongside the genre's core harshness. Minnesota's long winters and isolation are palpable in their sound.
Huntsville, AL · 2009–present · active
Huntsville, Alabama band Changeling combine progressive metal's technical ambition and complex arrangements with the speed and aggression of thrash metal. Their music explores intricate song structures and shifting time signatures in a style influenced by 90s progressive thrash.
Jersey City, NJ · 2018–present · active
Jersey City, New Jersey stoner-doom band Changeörder traffic in heavy, fuzz-saturated riffs and slow grooves rooted in the traditions of Black Sabbath and early American stoner rock. Their sound is thick and repetitive, built for maximum sonic weight.
Indianapolis, IN · 2014–present · active
Indianapolis, Indiana band Channel the Animal blend death metal brutality with progressive metal's technical intricacy and thrash metal's aggression into a complex, riff-driven sound. Their compositions shift between crushing heaviness and dynamic, progressive passages.
Santa Barbara, CA · 2012–present · active
Santa Barbara, California melodic death metal band Chao Lux combine the melodic sensibility of Gothenburg-influenced death metal with more aggressive death metal intensity. Their music features clean melodic hooks alongside harsher riffing and growled vocals.
Seattle · 2011–present · active
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La Porte, IN · 2011–present · active
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Islip, NY · 2011–present · active
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Detroit, MI · 2011–present · active
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