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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Playlist: The Very Best of Corrosion of Conformity (2010)
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Rocky Mount power metal project from the North Carolina underground.
Arcanum Sanctum delivers melodic death metal from Komsomolsk-on-Amur since 2010. Their Latin name meaning 'sacred secret' drives fifteen years of melodic extremity from this remote Far Eastern industrial city.
Arcas is a one-person atmospheric black metal project from Heidelberg, Germany, led by Enzo and released through Northern Silence Productions. The project's debut self-titled album and the 2023 follow-up Where the Light Once Shone deliver blistering high-speed black metal passages intertwined with eerie tranquility and lingering guitar melodies across over an hour of music.
Valparaiso, Indiana doom and post-metal project with three releases since 2019. Their singles Lead the Blind and Paper Crown establish a melancholic, atmospheric heaviness rooted in Northwest Indiana's lakefront industrial landscape.
Hartford, Connecticut progressive metal collaboration between vocalist John Arch and guitarist Jim Matheos, both formerly of Fates Warning. Their 2019 album Winter Ethereal reunites two titans of American progressive metal for music that honors their legacy while pushing forward.
NWOTHM act that migrated from Antioch, Illinois to Los Angeles. Their 2004 EP Fire In The Sky captures the classic heavy metal energy of the early NWOTHM wave, predating the movement's broader recognition.
Los Angeles NWOTHM project adding to the city's vast traditional metal roster. The name evokes medieval weaponry — fitting for a band committed to heavy metal's timeless warfare.
Chicago heavy metal act — distinct from the Swedish melodeath legends — with six releases since 2002. Their catalog spans over two decades, including the 2025 release Blood Dynasty, building a substantial body of NWOTHM from the Windy City.
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.
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