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7mo Sello is a death metal band from Santa Fe, Argentina, formed in August 2000, with a lineup of Juan Ignacio Acosta on guitar, Juan Manuel Escudero on drums, Cristian Ibalo on vocals, and Alan Corcico on bass. The band released the Live Sessions digital album in July 2023, featuring tracks including "Abismos de Fe" and "Asesino."
Central Illinois NWOTHM project. Biblical imagery channeled through classic heavy metal from the Prairie State's heartland.
DeLand, Florida death metal and groove hybrid. The alcohol-percentage name suggests music best consumed at full strength from the Central Florida springs region.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho death metal project whose name uses restaurant slang ('86' meaning to remove) applied to religious iconography. Blasphemous extremity from the Idaho panhandle.
8kids is a German post-hardcore band formed in Darmstadt in 2013 by vocalists and guitarists Hans Koch and Jonas Jakob. The band signed to Napalm Records in 2016 and released their debut studio album Denen die wir waren in 2017, followed by Blüten and the live release Wir bleiben Kids in 2019. Sung primarily in German, their music blends post-hardcore intensity with melodic accessibility, earning them a dedicated following in the German-speaking rock and metal underground.
Gloucester City, New Jersey death metal and deathcore project. South Jersey aggression distilled to a body count.
Fredericksburg, Virginia thrash metal project named after the nine worlds of Norse cosmology. Viking-themed thrash from Virginia's historic battlefield corridor.
Punishing Grindcore from Houston.
Colorado Springs/Denver grindcore project named after an area code. Front Range blasts of fury.
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