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Featured Album
"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Fresno, California NWOTHM project whose 2016 single channels classic heavy metal from California's Central Valley. A grassroots contribution to the state's vast traditional metal ecosystem.
Tennessee heavy metal / nwothm project.
Bristol, Connecticut NWOTHM project whose 2022 debut Blame! delivers classic heavy metal with manga-inspired aesthetics. The name suggests paradise lost, the exclamation point adding urgency to their New England metal.
Baltimore heavy metal / nwothm project from the Maryland underground.
NWOTHM act that migrated from Antioch, Illinois to Los Angeles. Their 2004 EP Fire In The Sky captures the classic heavy metal energy of the early NWOTHM wave, predating the movement's broader recognition.
Los Angeles NWOTHM project adding to the city's vast traditional metal roster. The name evokes medieval weaponry — fitting for a band committed to heavy metal's timeless warfare.
Chicago heavy metal act — distinct from the Swedish melodeath legends — with six releases since 2002. Their catalog spans over two decades, including the 2025 release Blood Dynasty, building a substantial body of NWOTHM from the Windy City.
Santa Cruz heavy metal revivalists flying the NWOTHM flag from California's coast, delivering classic twin-guitar harmonies and galloping riffs with the swagger of the genre's golden era.
Cleveland, Ohio heavy metal and progressive project debuting in 2025 with a remix single and EP. Stuck On Midnight captures late-night energy through NWOTHM riffing with a progressive edge from the Rock and Roll Capital.
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