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Ancaria is a progressive power metal project formed in 2012 by vocalist and keyboardist Ignacio Remis and guitarist Guillermo Olondriz in Argentina. The duo writes Spanish-language metal with sweeping arrangements, and their discography includes the 2022 album Mi Propio Destino and the 2024 full-length Contra el Viento. Both members handle composition duties jointly, with Remis also managing programming and production.
Ancelot plays heavy metal from Olbia in northeastern Sardinia since 2021, their Arthurian-derived name channeling knightly valor from the island's Costa Smeralda coast. From this tourist gateway, they forge classic heavy metal with a Mediterranean edge.
Death metal act that migrated from the Clearwater/Tampa corridor to Austin, Texas, carrying Florida's legendary death metal DNA into the Lone Star State. Their two albums — Age of Overload and Lords of Destiny — blend old-school Florida brutality with a fresh perspective.
Denver black metal project whose 2022 split with Daedric Chamber captures raw, nocturnal atmosphere from Colorado's increasingly vital extreme underground. The insectile name hints at the organic, decay-obsessed aesthetics at play.
Los Angeles stoner metal collective with a staggering fourteen releases since 2021, making them one of the most prolific heavy bands on the West Coast. Their catalog spans EPs, full-lengths, and everything between, with Nothing Grows In A Straight Line capturing their organic, ever-evolving approach to heavy psych.
Denver black metal project drawing from Romanian folk and occult traditions since 2013. Their demo Demonii and EP Un Blestem Asupra Stelele feature Romanian-language titles that nod to Eastern European black metal roots, an unusual influence for a Colorado-based act.
San Diego black metal entity with an eleven-release discography spanning nearly a decade. From the pagan themes of Beltane to the mystical implications of Divination, they've built a substantial body of work exploring nature-worship and esoteric traditions through atmospheric black metal.
Los Angeles doom metal project plumbing the depths of darkness since 2014. Four releases including Devoured by Darkness and The Haunting Despair deliver crushing, morbid doom that channels LA's long history of occult heavy music.
Charlotte, North Carolina black metal act steeped in fantasy and folklore since 2022. Their split with Vesterian and debut full-length Forgotten Myths and Legends Chapter 1 promise an ongoing saga of forest-dwelling atmospheric black metal from the Carolina piedmont.
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