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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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San Jose's Monolith play heavy and thrash metal forged in the Bay Area tradition since 1993, carrying on a lineage of technically sharp, aggressive metal from one of the genre's most historically significant regions.
Out of North Haledon, New Jersey, this doom and heavy metal band have been plying their trade since 1993, blending the plodding gravity of classic doom with the riff-forward directness of traditional heavy metal.
A Eugene, Oregon heavy metal outfit active since 1993, drawing on hard rock energy and classic metal structure to deliver straightforward, riff-driven material rooted in the Pacific Northwest underground.
A pagan black metal act from Zagreb, Begrimmed has roots stretching back to 1998, making them one of Croatia's longest-running black metal projects. The band channels pre-Christian Slavic themes into atmospheric, nature-inspired black metal.
A traditional heavy metal band from Kansas City, Missouri, Monster have been playing with energy and directness since 2010, keeping alive the no-frills heavy metal spirit in a Midwestern scene that tends to reward persistence.
Atlanta's Monster formed in 2010 and operate at the crossroads of heavy metal and thrash, delivering tight, aggressive material with the hard-edged directness that has long characterized Georgia's underground metal community.
A hard rock and heavy metal act from the Norfolk city of Norwich, Monster City has been delivering energetic, riff-driven music since 2015. The band channels the spirit of classic hard rock and metal from East Anglia.
A New Jersey solo project launched in 2020, Monster Mike occupies the fertile space between heavy metal and progressive metal, favoring ambitious arrangements and technical flourish alongside traditional metal muscle.
Monstermind is a heavy metal band from Seville, Spain, formed in 2013. They forge powerful heavy metal from the Andalusian capital.
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