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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Detroit, Michigan heavy metal act with roots stretching back to 1983, representing the long continuity of traditional heavy metal in a city whose industrial backdrop has always given that music extra weight and conviction.
Salt Lake City, Utah heavy metal and hard rock outfit also dating to 1983, part of a generation of American bands who absorbed the influence of British heavy metal and recast it through their own regional sensibility in the early years of the domestic scene.
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Threenos from Athens blend heavy metal with melodic death metal, their Greek-word name meaning 'dirge' or 'lament' channeling funeral songs through aggressive compositions since 2021. Their Athenian base connects them to the ancient tradition of ritual mourning.
Las Vegas, Nevada heavy metal outfit formed in 2015, bringing traditional heavy metal's emphasis on riff and melody to a city more often associated with spectacle than underground scenes, working in the classic idiom with a straightforward, unadorned approach.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Threshold bring a traditional heavy metal sensibility to the Midwest, rooted in the classic riff-and-hook formula that has anchored the genre since the early eighties.
Dallas, Texas's Threshold work in the melodic heavy metal idiom, combining soaring guitar work and anthemic song structures with the Lone Star State's taste for hard-hitting, arena-ready metal.
Atlanta, Georgia's Threshold of Pain fuse the muscular backbone of heavy metal with punk-inflected urgency and hard rock swagger, forging a raucous, street-level sound that resists easy categorization since their formation in 2015.
From the small South Carolina town of Gloverville, Throne of Anguish layer symphonic bombast over heavy and black metal foundations, producing a dramatic, grandiose sound that carries the weight of their name with genuine conviction.
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