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rosemary (2023)
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Denver groove metal outfit with two releases since 2014. Named after parasitic roundworms, their full-length The Raised Hand channels biological horror through heavy, rhythmically precise music from Colorado's capital.
California doom band whose name perfectly captures their approach — massive, sky-reaching riffs that slowly elevate through crushing weight into transcendent heaviness.
Anacortes/Oak Harbor groove metal and metalcore act from Washington's Whidbey Island area, bringing heavy music to the Pacific Northwest's coastal communities.
Asense is a progressive death metal and metalcore band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2009, whose discography spans three albums: "The Cold Nightmares of Belphegor: Tempest in Seven Regions" (2009), "Cellarius" (2014), and "tō kyō - o da i ba" (2018). Their lyrics address sociopolitical themes and complex philosophical ideas, and all three records are available independently on Bandcamp.
Ashes of Sorrow is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Wurzburg, Germany, formed in 2018, combining the melodic guitar harmonies of Scandinavian melodeath with metalcore's heavy breakdowns and aggressive vocal delivery. The band operates from the heart of Franconia's growing metal scene.
Lakewood, Colorado metalcore band operating from Denver's western suburbs, adding melodic aggression to the Front Range's active heavy music community.
Charlottesville, Virginia metalcore/NWOTHM hybrid blending traditional metal melody with modern aggression, contributing to Virginia's productive mid-Atlantic metal scene.
Ashes to Ember is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Werne in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2022, fusing melodic death metal's dual-guitar harmonies with metalcore's rhythmic aggression. The band represents the younger generation of the melodic extreme metal crossover in the Ruhr area.
New Jersey progressive metal act crafting intricate, architecturally-inspired compositions from the Garden State, blending technical precision with expansive songwriting.
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