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Divine (2024)
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SERPENT (2025)
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Devil´s Bell (2022)
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Modesto, California act founded in 2015 that blends deathcore brutality with groove metal's mid-tempo churn, delivering a heavy sound built on syncopated riffs and punishing low-end.
Dallas folk/melodic death metal band formed in 2014, merging Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal with folk elements to craft an adventurous and epic-leaning sound rooted in the Texas metal underground.
San Francisco crossover thrash outfit active since 1998, drawing equally from Bay Area thrash tradition and hardcore punk to produce a fast, aggressive sound with strong street-level attitude.
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania act formed in 2012 that began in gothic rock and metal before shifting toward a heavier combination of gothic, doom, and death metal, balancing atmospheric gloom with crushing low-register weight.
Arlington, Texas band formed in 2013 working in a heavy/thrash metal vein with hard rock influences, named after the famous multiple-personality case and suggesting a similarly multifaceted approach to heavy music.
St. Louis industrial gothic metal project active since 2013, fusing mechanized industrial textures with gothic metal's dark romanticism to produce a brooding and electronically charged sound.
Rising Sun, Maryland band formed in 2020 that pursues a progressive heavy and thrash metal sound, building on classic metal foundations with expanded song structures and technical ambition.
Metalcore band from Union City, New Jersey, formed in 2014, delivering the genre's hallmark combination of punishing breakdowns and melodic hooks with a Northeast underground edge.
Los Angeles thrash metal band formed in 2016, carrying on the city's storied thrash tradition with high-octane riffing and an aggressive approach rooted in classic West Coast speed and intensity.
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