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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Three Sides of One (2022)
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Iowa brutal death metal band formed in 2018, delivering relentlessly punishing compositions marked by ferocious tempos, guttural vocals, and dense, pulverizing guitar work.
Akron, Ohio band formed in 2012 playing doom-laden sludge metal rooted in the tradition of the Rust Belt's heavy underground, characterized by slow crushing riffs and bleak atmospherics.
Milwaukee band formed in 2016 fusing death, thrash, and groove metal into a hard-hitting hybrid that reflects the Midwest's long tradition of no-frills, riff-driven heaviness.
Grand Rapids, Michigan band formed in 2021 forging a volatile mix of black metal, death metal, and sludge, combining extremity and abrasion across a broad spectrum of underground styles.
Greenville, South Carolina band formed in 2022 blending grindcore, death metal, and crust punk into a furious, politically-charged noise assault in the tradition of Southern hardcore-metal crossover.
Philadelphia stoner/doom band formed in 2011, trafficking in hazy, amplifier-worship heaviness drawn from the city's underground rock and metal scene.
New Orleans sludge metal band formed in 2012, operating squarely within the city's storied tradition of swampy, slow-burning heaviness pioneered by acts like Eyehategod and Crowbar.
Frederick, Maryland sludge metal band formed in 2015, channeling the grinding, abrasive end of the genre with a raw delivery shaped by the Mid-Atlantic DIY underground.
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