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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Memphis, Tennessee's Dawn Patrol came out swinging in 2022 with meat-and-potatoes thrash metal that owes more to the genre's mid-80s Bay Area peak than to any modern revision. In a city known for blues and soul, they've carved out a sweaty, moshing counterpoint.
Dawnbreath is a thrash metal band from Liège, Belgium, founded in October 2008 by musicians raised on Bay Area and Teutonic thrash alongside the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Their 2019 full-length Creatures of the Damned collects eight tracks of fast, aggressive thrash built on riffs that cite Exodus, Kreator, and Iron Maiden as spiritual forebears.
Chicago's Dawnbringer have operated at the intersection of traditional heavy metal and black metal since 1997, building one of the American underground's most idiosyncratic and enduring catalogs. Their approach is unhurried and self-directed — more interested in craft than trends.
Dawnmaster is a heavy/thrash metal band from Urnieta, Basque Country, Spain, active since 2009. They deliver powerful heavy/thrash metal from the green Basque countryside.
Dawnwatcher is a NWOBHM/heavy metal/hard rock band from Keighley, England, formed in 2019. They carry the NWOBHM torch from the Yorkshire Dales.
Rochester, New York's Day of the Locust take a more traditional approach to heavy metal, favoring the stripped-down power of riff-driven songwriting over extremity. Formed in 2016, they represent a pocket of the Rust Belt underground that still believes in classic metal's lasting force.
Daylight Silence is a Rome-based progressive/heavy metal band whose compositions favor dynamic contrasts and atmospheric passages woven through a foundation of traditional heavy metal riffing. Their music balances introspection with power, moving between contemplative quietude and full-throttle metallic intensity.
Rooted in the classic heavy metal tradition of Los Angeles, DC4 channels the sun-bleached hard rock energy of the Sunset Strip into a modern context. Their sound balances melodic hooks with crunching riffs that owe as much to Dio-era metal as to contemporary heavy rock.
De la Muerte is an Italian heavy metal band active since 2012 whose name — Spanish for "of death" — hints at a sound that leans darker and heavier than typical traditional metal. Their material channels classic heavy metal energy with a sinister undercurrent.
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