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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Head Cage (2018)
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Chapter 13 is a heavy and thrash metal band from North Idaho that blends the classic heavy metal sound with thrash sensibilities. The band operates independently out of the Pacific Northwest.
Character is a heavy metal and power metal band from Cincinnati, Ohio that delivers melodic, riff-driven heavy metal in the traditional power metal mold. The band operates independently within the Southwest Ohio metal scene.
Groove-heavy metal act from Oslo, formed in 2018. Charade delivers rhythmically-driven metal from the Norwegian capital.
Oakland speed metal outfit Charger tears through high-velocity riffs with a raw, street-level aggression rooted in the Bay Area's blue-collar heavy metal tradition. Their sound sits at the crossroads of classic NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal and the breakneck energy of early speed metal.
Heavy metal band from Lucerne, Switzerland, formed in 2021. They deliver a classic heavy metal sound built on powerful riffs, strong vocal hooks, and hard-charging rhythms.
Florida-based Chariot delivers traditional heavy metal with a straightforward, no-frills approach built on crunching riffs and melodic hooks. The Sharpes outfit keeps the faith with classic American metal songwriting stripped of modern embellishment.
Atlanta's Chariots Overdrive plays heavy metal with a hard-driving swagger that reflects the Southern rock influence running through Georgia's metal underground. Their riff-forward songs carry a road-worn, anthemic energy.
Corbin, Kentucky's Charming Demons blend groove metal's mid-tempo chug with straightforward heavy metal hooks, producing a sound well-suited to the bar stages of rural Appalachia. Their no-nonsense approach prioritizes impact over complexity.
Englewood's Charon plays thrash metal with the blunt force and speed-obsessed energy that flourished in Florida's scene alongside its more globally recognized death metal movement. Their sound is rooted in classic late-80s thrash without much concession to modern production trends.
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