Born from the ashes of Nirvana when drummer Dave Grohl recorded an entire album by himself in 1994, Foo Fighters grew from a one-man project in Seattle into the biggest rock band of their generation. Across albums from 'The Colour and the Shape' to 'Medicine at Midnight,' Grohl's gift for massive hooks and genuine joy in playing guitar translated into a catalog of rock anthems that defined multiple decades. The band's resilience through tragedy, including the loss of drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022, demonstrated the deep bonds at the heart of the project.

Crushing Blackened Sludge / Stoner Metal from Austin.

Blasphemous Crust Punk / Black Metal from San Antonio.

Melodic hardcore from Fort Worth.

Houston psychedelic doom metal signed to Ripple Music.

Four Seconds Ago is an electronic and ambient project formed in 2018 by Periphery guitarists Misha Mansoor and Jake Bowen as an outlet for their shared interest in electronica far removed from the djent-heavy sound of their primary band. Their debut album The Vacancy (2018), released on Century Media via Periphery's own 3DOT Recordings imprint, trades metal for ambient textures, deep synthesis, and groove-oriented electronic production informed by Bowen's prior solo release Isometric (2015) and Mansoor's extensive production and mixing background. A follow-up, 1000 Needles, was subsequently released through 3DOT Recordings.

Four Year Strong helped pioneer the 'easycore' subgenre from Worcester, Massachusetts, blending pop-punk's infectious melodies with metalcore's heavy breakdowns since forming in 2001. Their albums 'Rise or Die Trying' and 'Enemy of the World' became blueprints for bands looking to merge circle-pit energy with singalong choruses. The dual vocal attack of Alan Day and Dan O'Connor, paired with surprisingly technical guitar work, gives their take on pop-punk a weight that most of their peers lack.

Denver's Fox Lake fuse hardcore aggression with hip-hop swagger and rock and roll attitude, creating a sound born in their basement in 2017 that refuses to be categorized. Vocalist Nathan Johnson brings a confrontational intensity to the mic while the band hammers out riffs that draw equally from hardcore punk, rap-rock, and metalcore. Their releases 'Lady Luck' and 'Fear & Loathing' capture the volatile energy of a band built for the mosh pit and the block party.

Fozzy is the rock band fronted by professional wrestler Chris Jericho, formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1999 with guitarist Rich Ward of Stuck Mojo. What began as a side project playing covers evolved into a legitimate hard rock act, with the hit 'Judas' becoming one of the most successful crossover singles between wrestling and rock. Ward's muscular riffing and Jericho's charismatic stage presence, honed through decades in the ring, make Fozzy a genuinely entertaining live act that has outgrown its novelty origins.