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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Head Cage (2018)
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Greenfield, Massachusetts heavy metal band Chattbox keeps things direct and unpretentious, delivering classic metal in the tradition of the New England underground's no-frills, hard-playing scene. Their approach values song craft and sheer volume over elaborate production.
Northern California's Cheap Evil plays heavy-thrash with a rough, basement-forged energy that reflects Arcata's distance from the polished commercial metal scenes further south. Their material values speed, grit, and a defiant DIY spirit.
Syracuse heavy metal act Cheat 2 Win delivers straightforward, unpretentious metal with the gritty determination of Upstate New York's working-class underground. Their music is built for the live stage — loud, direct, and unambiguous.
Heavy metal band from Dorsten, Germany, active since 2013. They forge straightforward, riff-driven heavy metal from the northern edge of the Ruhr region.
Heavy metal band from Wels, Austria, formed in 2022. They deliver classic heavy metal with an emphasis on speed, power, and traditional riffcraft in the vein of the NWOBHM-inspired revival.
Baltimore's Chemikill thrashes hard with a mid-Atlantic edge, keeping their sound aggressive and rooted in classic genre traditions. The band has been a consistent presence in the Maryland underground metal scene.
Heavy metal band from Vigo, Spain, active since 2012. They deliver classic heavy metal from the Galician Atlantic port city.
Progressive heavy metal act from Como, Lombardy, formed in 2024. Cherry Wine brings a melodic, exploratory approach to Italian heavy metal.
Austin's Cheshire deals in traditional heavy metal with a Texas swagger, delivering riff-forward music steeped in the genre's classic era. The band is a fixture of Austin's diverse and active metal underground.
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