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"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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Romeoville, Illinois thrash metal outfit active since 2010. Their full-length Under a Foreign Star and debut EP Gather The Remains deliver focused, riff-driven thrash from the Chicago suburbs.
Irondale doom metal project from the Ohio underground.
Kalamazoo doom metal project from the Michigan underground.
South Texas thrash outfit from Edinburg that channels Bay Area aggression through a Rio Grande Valley lens, blending razor-sharp riffs with the fierce energy of the border region's underground metal community.
Los Angeles thrash metal project — distinct from the Swedish Arch Enemy — contributing to LA's thrash legacy. Another addition to a city that has produced generations of speed-obsessed metal.
Archenterum merges black and thrash metal from Avignon since 2009, channeling the Papal City's complex spiritual history through extreme metal. Their biological name, referencing the earliest digestive cavity in embryonic development, adds a visceral dimension to their sound.
Based in Mohelnice, Archeonic were formed by two members of the dissolved technical death metal band Scenery, and debuted with the EP The 16th Dimension before releasing their first full-length Digital Pain in January 2022. The album's nine tracks blend groove, death, and thrash metal influences across roughly 40 minutes, channeling the band's roots in technical extreme metal.
San Diego thrash metal project with ten releases since 2020 — including one oddly dated 2037. Their prolific, chaotic output and titles like Freakee Friday suggest a band that doesn't take genre conventions too seriously while still delivering ferocious thrash.
Thunderous Groove Metal from Dallas.
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