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Actin' Up (2023)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Safe House (2017)
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Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Hot Springs, Arkansas death metal project. The name reads like a classified military program from the Ouachita Mountain region.
San Antonio thrash-turned-groove metal band active since 2014. Their evolution from raw thrash to heavier groove metal mirrors the classic trajectory of many Texas metal acts, with four releases documenting the shift.
Portland, Oregon crossover thrash project blending hardcore punk with thrash metal. Pacific Northwest aggression at maximum velocity.
Tracy, California deathcore project named after Dante. The Divine Comedy rendered in breakdowns from the San Joaquin Valley.
Lexington, North Carolina black metal project named after the Inuit god of weather. Arctic mythology from the Carolina Piedmont.
San Francisco thrash metal solo project. Bay Area speed metal tradition carried forward by a single artist.
Chicago death metal project named after a star in the Big Dipper. Stellar extremity from the Windy City.
Detroit heavy metal act that arrived in 2025 with WRATHBERRY, a substantial debut full-length. Motor City metal with enough swagger and riff-driven energy to honor the city's hard rock legacy.
Brooklyn doom metal project named after the alchemical universal solvent. Music that dissolves everything it touches.
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