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To Take Your Place (2022)
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Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum (2022)
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A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Arlington, Texas thrash metal act with four releases since 2020. From the Above and Beyond EP to singles blending thrash with urban energy, they represent the DFW Metroplex's ongoing contribution to American thrash.
Los Angeles black metal project that arrived in 2026 with two releases in quick succession. The End Will Write Itself and their extended play signal a band emerging fully formed from the city's vast underground.
Lexington black metal project from the Kentucky underground.
Arcane Cathedral crafts symphonic death and gothic metal from Krosno in the Subcarpathian region since 2018. Their ecclesiastical-mystical name drives orchestrally enhanced compositions from this historic glass-working town in southeastern Poland.
Corte Madera, California gothic metal project with five releases spanning 2005 to present. Their deluxe edition on UK label Ravenheart Music demonstrates international reach from the small Marin County town, blending gothic atmospherics with progressive ambition.
Naousa's Arcane Dread deliver death metal steeped in ancient mystery and supernatural horror from the heart of Macedonia. Active since 2019, they bring a sense of hidden dread to their crushing, mid-paced compositions.
San Jose, California death metal act whose 2017 debut The Dark Curse channels occult menace through punishing extremity. Bay Area death metal with a supernatural edge.
Arcane Fire brings heavy metal to Jyväskylä since 2019, channeling the mystical energy their name implies through classic metal frameworks. Their approach combines traditional heaviness with an esoteric edge.
Carlisle, Pennsylvania doom metal project building their catalog in numbered volumes since 2023. The methodical, sequential release approach mirrors the patient, deliberate nature of their crushing doom.
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