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For All To Blame (2022)
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call failed (2021)
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Of Stone, Wind, & Pillor (Remastered) (2021)
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Woonsocket, Rhode Island groove and thrash metal band formed in 2015, combining the propulsive mid-tempo chug of groove metal with the riff-driven aggression of classic thrash.
Chaparral, New Mexico melodic deathcore and metalcore band formed in 2012, blending Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal guitar work with the breakdowns and dynamics of modern metalcore.
Florida Southern metal and metalcore band whose Bandcamp handle references the number 666, merging the groove-heavy riffing of Southern metal with the aggressive breakdowns of metalcore.
Pensacola, Florida stoner and doom metal band formed in 2013, named with wry humor and built on the bedrock of heavy, slow-burning fuzz riffs and psychedelic grooves of the Gulf Coast underground.
Portland, Oregon sludge and doom metal band formed in 2020, named after the Gaelic spirit of the restless dead and channeling that mythology into bleak, slow-grinding heaviness.
Collinsville, Illinois sludge and doom metal band formed in 2021, delivering thick, feedback-drenched riffs and a crushing low-end sonic identity from the Metro East underground just across from St. Louis.
Oakland stoner metal outfit formed in 2007, drawing from the Bay Area's rich tradition of heavy, fuzz-drenched rock with a particularly thick low-end sensibility.
Dubuque, Iowa duo formed in 2016 playing a crushing blend of sludge and stoner metal, bringing a raw Midwestern heaviness to the fuzz-and-feedback end of the genre.
Madison, Wisconsin band formed in 2017 specializing in sludge-infused doom metal, combining the suffocating weight of traditional doom with the abrasive grit of sludge.
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