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· 2021–present · active
Groove metal and hardcore collide in New World Man's bruising sound, where heavy mid-tempo riffs lock into hardcore's confrontational delivery to produce music built for maximum impact at close range. The band has been refining this blunt approach since forming in 2021.
Austin, TX · 2022–present · active
Austin, Texas hardcore outfit Next of Kin bring fierce energy to the Lone Star State's growing heavy music scene, delivering urgent, no-frills hardcore punk built for sweat-soaked basement shows and festival stages alike. The band's raw, aggressive sound draws from classic hardcore traditions while channeling the intensity of their local scene into short, explosive bursts of controlled chaos.
El Paso, TX · 2012–present · active
Blackened death metal supergroup uniting members of Nyogthaeblisz and Hellvetron under the Ordo Satanae Imperium banner. Debut on Hells Headbangers.
Downers Grove, IL · 2018–present · active
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· 2011–present · active
Conjuring cold, dissonant black metal from the shadows since 2011, Niburu trades in malevolent atmosphere and unrelenting aggression. Their sound channels the void with raw, unapologetic ferocity.
Los Angeles, CA · 2012–present · active
Out of Los Angeles, Nick Colonna delivers blunt-force death metal with a no-frills brutality that matches the project's Bandcamp handle. Pure, punishing old-school carnage forged under the California sun.
Kenosha, WI · 2016–present · active
Kenosha, Wisconsin's Nick Fury brings hard-knuckled heavy metal and hard rock to the rust belt, armed with riffs that hit as hard as the name suggests. Blue-collar metal muscle with serious swagger.
Schenectady, NY · 2020–present · active
From Schenectady, NY, Nick Marino fuses neoclassical precision with power metal grandeur, channeling the twin influences of shredded guitar and orchestral drama into something genuinely imposing. Think Malmsteen ambition filtered through upstate New York grit.
Northern California · 2023–present · active
Northern California's Nicodemus weaves progressive architecture through gothic darkness, building elaborate soundscapes that brood as much as they captivate. A young project already staking out ambitious, atmospheric terrain.

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