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Actin' Up (2023)
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Safe House (2017)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Memphis post-metal and sludge outfit Chora tap into the Southern Gothic heaviness of their surroundings, building massive, layered sonic structures that feel as humid and oppressive as a Tennessee summer. Slow and sprawling.
Chicago's Chordate push death metal into strange experimental territory, dismantling genre conventions with unconventional structures and a restless sonic curiosity. Not for the orthodox.
Madison, Wisconsin heavy metal act Chosen operate in a traditional vein, delivering straightforward metal built on solid riffs and classic songwriting values. Wisconsin's underground keeps the old flame burning.
Baltimore's Chowder bring a progressive sensibility to doom metal, stretching compositions into exploratory territory while never losing the essential heaviness. An unusual name for a genuinely heavy band.
Sacramento doom and sludge act Chrch are known for slow, colossal heaviness anchored by vocalist Eva Rose's commanding presence. Their 2017 album Unanswered drew wide attention for its emotionally devastating weight.
Suffern, New York guitarist Chris Caffery is best known as a longtime member of Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, but his solo catalog explores darker, heavier territory in power and progressive metal. A veteran of the genre's upper tier.
Savannah-based progressive metal project Chris Catharsis explores introspective, technically ambitious territory under a fittingly personal name. The project is defined by careful craftsmanship and emotional depth.
Los Angeles guitarist Chris Poland made his name as an original member of Megadeth, and his solo work leans into neoclassical and progressive metal with fluid, jazz-inflected technique. One of the genre's most distinctive voices.
California thrash solo project Chris Violence delivers old-school aggression in the Bay Area tradition, keeping the thrash flame lit with no-frills speed and attitude. Underground and unapologetic.
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