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Divine (2024)
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SERPENT (2025)
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Devil´s Bell (2022)
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Stockton, California act formed in 2011 that blends technical and melodic death metal, combining intricate fretwork with the harmonic sensibilities of the Gothenburg school to produce a sophisticated and aggressive sound.
Heavy metal band from Pottsville, Pennsylvania, formed in 2017, rooted in traditional metal song craft and occupying a region of Pennsylvania with a long history of working-class rock and metal.
Death/thrash metal band from Rome, New York, formed in 2018, fusing thrash metal's picking-hand aggression with death metal's low-end brutality and vocal extremity in the tradition of the genre's hybrid practitioners.
Oklahoma City heavy and power metal band formed in 2025, blending traditional metal muscle with melodic power metal sensibilities on the emerging Oklahoma City scene.
Sludge metal band from Syracuse, New York, formed in 2020, dealing in slow, crushing riffs and abrasive dynamics characteristic of the post-Southern sludge tradition.
Brutal death metal band from Columbus, Ohio, formed in 2025, applying the goregrind-adjacent brutal death aesthetic — surgical terminology in name, relentless sonic violence in practice.
Houston, Texas symphonic death metal band formed in 2023, pairing orchestral grandeur with death metal brutality in a style that reflects the ambitious scope of bands like Septicflesh and Fleshgod Apocalypse.
Metalcore band from Columbus, Ohio, formed in 2022, operating within the modern metalcore landscape with a sound that balances melody and aggression.
Symphonic metal band from Richmond, Virginia, formed in 2025, pursuing the orchestral and cinematic end of the metal spectrum with an emphasis on dramatic composition and melodic depth.
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