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Portage, Indiana technical death metal band delivering intricate, precision-driven brutality from the industrial corridor south of Chicago. Two releases of complex, punishing death metal with a cerebral edge.
A secretive collective shrouded in anonymity, Altarage has become one of the most critically acclaimed extreme metal acts to emerge from the Basque Country since their 2015 formation. Across six full-lengths on Season of Mist and Doomentia Records, including "Nihl," "Endinghent," and "Succumb," they've constructed a suffocating world of chaotic, atmospheric death metal that sounds like the collapse of reality itself.
Wheeling, West Virginia heavy/speed metal act. A raw, underground entry from the Mountain State's sparse but dedicated metal scene.
Altareth crafts stoner and doom metal from Gothenburg since 2015. Their altar-derived name drives a decade of riff-worshipping compositions from Sweden's western coast.
East Falmouth, Massachusetts death metal project delivering filthy, cavernous death metal from Cape Cod. Two 2021 releases capture both their live intensity and demo-quality rawness.
Burlington, Vermont black metal act with six releases exploring experimental and atmospheric territory since 2011. A New England project that pushes black metal's boundaries through ambient textures and unconventional structures.
Altars of Madness is a gothic/progressive metal band from Guadalajara, Jalisco, formed in 2014. The band released their debut full-length "Nine Circles" in 2015, pursuing themes of literature and society through a sound that blends Gothic atmosphere with progressive metal structures.
Altars of Moss is an instrumental psychedelic doom trio from Herne, Germany, formed in late 2023, whose music arises organically from jamming and draws inspiration from the beauty and depths of nature. Their 2024 demo, released on Erdkern Records, features two tracks of heavy psych and doom recorded in their rehearsal room, showcasing the band's immersive, jam-based approach.
Denver metalcore project named after the Egyptian god of the necropolis. Ancient funerary rites through modern aggression.
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