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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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El Paso, Texas NWOTHM project. The cynical name targets cultural compromise from the border city.
Chicago NWOTHM project. The crystalline name adds geological beauty to Windy City traditional metal.
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin groove and heavy metal hybrid forging their own path since 2015. Their self-titled debut and follow-up Scene of a Broken World blend NWOTHM melodicism with groove metal punch, and their live recordings capture a band that translates their studio precision into raw stage energy.
Los Angeles NWOTHM project. The absence of monarchy — musical rebellion through classic heavy metal.
Lambertville, New Jersey progressive heavy metal project blending NWOTHM classicism with prog ambition. Their 2020 EP Dear Dark showcases sophisticated guitar work and compositional depth that draws from the best of both worlds.
New York groove metal project from the New York underground.
Chicago heavy metal and stoner collective that exploded onto the scene in 2024 with eight releases in a single year. Operating as a label-like entity with numbered catalog entries, they curate a roster of heavy sounds from the city's vibrant underground, blending NWOTHM classicism with fuzz-drenched grooves.
Boston gothic metal project blending NWOTHM theatrics with dark atmospherics since 2020. Their EP ELIXIR and the reworked TEPHRA RE:(LOADED) showcase a band unafraid to revisit and refine their material, drawing from the heavier end of New England's diverse scene.
Chicago doom and heavy metal project whose 2013 single MMXIII conjures visions of classic Candlemass and Black Sabbath worship. A nod to the genre's oldest traditions from a city that has always appreciated heavy music at its most elemental.
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