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Featured Album
"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
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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Chula Vista, California NWOTHM project. Street-level heavy metal from the South Bay border region.
Urbana, Illinois heavy metal project with a burst of seven releases in 2024 alone. A prolific output suggesting a solo-driven endeavor fueled by restless creative energy.
San Diego heavy metal project with an eclectic, genre-bending approach across eight releases. The unconventional titling and rapid output point to an artist following their own creative compass without regard for convention.
Portland, Oregon NWOTHM project. Dominant devastation through classic heavy metal from the Pacific Northwest.
Beaverton, Oregon heavy metal project in its earliest stages. An emerging act from the Portland metro area's metal scene.
Wheeling, West Virginia heavy/speed metal act. A raw, underground entry from the Mountain State's sparse but dedicated metal scene.
Columbus, Ohio heavy metal/punk hybrid blending riff-driven metal with punk's DIY ethos. A brief but energetic entry in Ohio's robust underground metal scene.
Detroit NWOTHM project. Motor City classic metal with an analytical edge implied by the name.
San Jose NWOTHM torchbearers forging classic heavy metal with a modern edge. Since 2018 they've delivered two full-lengths of galloping riffs and soaring melodies that honor the tradition while standing firmly in the present, earning them a place in the Bay Area's rich metal lineage.
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