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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
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Blind (Expanded Edition) (2021)
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Madness (2017)
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North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania's Travesty have been grinding out crossover thrash since 1988, making them one of the longer-surviving acts in a tradition that prizes speed, aggression, and a firm refusal to separate metal from its hardcore roots.
New York's Travesty have been active since 1988 in the progressive and death metal space, carving out a distinctive lane that privileges technicality and compositional ambition over brute force alone.
San Francisco-based solo project Travis Rinker has operated in the progressive metal world since 2011, offering a vehicle for intricate, technically ambitious guitar-driven compositions outside of any traditional band structure.
Iowa's Travistopheles is a black metal project that plays on the Mephistophelian archetype embedded in its name, channeling the genre's confrontational spirit from a state whose isolation suits the music's misanthropic character.
Ceres, California's Trayjen have been active in the black metal underground since 2007, a long-running project from the Central Valley that operates well outside the state's more prominent coastal metal scenes.
Denver groove and nu-metal band formed in 2022, blending down-tuned, syncopated riffing with the kind of aggressive pocket rhythms that defined the late '90s heavy scene. Their sound carries the gritty edge of Colorado's DIY metal circuit.
Philadelphia black metal project active since 2020, channeling raw, atmospheric hostility through cold production and unrelenting blastbeats. Their Bandcamp presence places them firmly in the American underground black metal tradition.
Portland death-grind trio active since 2018, fusing the blunt brutality of grindcore with death metal heft and hardcore's confrontational attitude. Their name and approach are blunt instruments by design.
Glasgow, Kentucky heavy metal band that came together in 2023, playing traditional metal with regional grit and a straightforward hard-hitting style. One of the rare metal outfits flying the flag for small-town Kentucky.
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