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Grand Rapids, Michigan black metal and noise rock hybrid debuting in 2026 with Epicaricacy — a rare English word meaning taking pleasure in others' misfortune. Genre-blending extremity from West Michigan's furniture capital.
Beecher were a metalcore and noise rock band from Manchester, England, formed in 2001, who developed a reputation for fusing mathematical heaviness with progressive and dissonant structures well outside the mainstream metalcore of their era. Signed to Earache Records, they released two full-length albums—Breaking the Fourth Wall (2003) and This Elegy, His Autopsy (2005)—before disbanding in early 2006. Their catalog remained an influential reference point for the underground British hardcore and metal scene.
Bodychoke was an experimental noise rock outfit active from 1993 to 1999, operating as a side project of British power electronics group Sutcliffe Jugend. Their sound combined heavy, repetitive bass-and-drum riffs with dense layers of distorted guitar noise and vocals ranging from deep murmurs to deranged screaming, with later albums incorporating cello as both melodic and ambient texture. Notable releases include Mindshaft, produced by dub musician Ott, and the Steve Albini-produced Five Prostitutes, both records that situated Bodychoke within the UK's most extreme noise and industrial underground.
San Antonio noise rock/psychedelic punk chaos. Completely unhinged and absolutely essential.
Candy formed between Richmond, Virginia and Buffalo, New York in 2016, drawing members from bands including Malfunction and Backtrack. Their debut LP Good to Feel (2018) established their uncompromising blend of ferocious hardcore, noise rock, and extreme metal, and they have continued to refine that sound on Heaven Is Here (2022) and It's Inside You (2024). The band draws from Integrity, Japanese burning spirit hardcore, and multiple schools of extreme metal.
Austin noise rock. Ferocious, unhinged, and brutally loud since the early 90s. Reunited in 2014 after 15 years.
Houston experimental punk. Notorious for overdubbing satirical punk vocals onto popular radio hits.
Austin noise rock/post-punk. One of the great unsung bands of the Austin underground.
Orlando thrash metal project from the Florida underground.
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