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Divine (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/07 @ Gramercy Theatre, New York
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Portland hardcore punk band pushing into metallic territory from the Pacific Northwest's vibrant DIY scene, blending aggressive energy with experimental tendencies.
Nashville hardcore punk/thrash crossover act that became a significant name in the Southern underground, blending crusty punk ferocity with thrash metal intensity from Music City.
Politically charged metalcore from Austin.
El Paso post-hardcore legends. Relationship of Command is one of the greatest punk records ever made.
Long Beach, California groove metal and hardcore punk outfit with fifteen releases since 2019. Their LATE series — numbered and themed — builds one of the most extensive catalogs in Southern California's heavy underground.
Dallas hardcore punk and sludge project with three releases since 2018. The Inglewood Tapes series captures raw, unvarnished aggression from the DFW underground — punk-inflected sludge that hits like a withdrawal from a cash machine that only dispenses punishment.
Austin crossover thrash/hardcore act distinguishing themselves with the TX suffix, delivering pit-ready aggression from the Live Music Capital with punk-fueled intensity.
Memphis, Tennessee hardcore punk and sludge hybrid with three releases since 2017. Their split with experimental grindcore outfit Knoll demonstrates a willingness to operate at the extreme edge of heavy music from the Bluff City.
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