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Leonardtown, Maryland groove metal and melodeath project whose 2015 EP It Was More Fun in Hell delivers infernal aggression with a darkly humorous title. Southern Maryland heaviness that doesn't take itself too seriously.
New Haven, Connecticut NWOTHM band bringing the traditional heavy metal revival to the Elm City, channeling classic metal energy through New England determination.
Piscataway, New Jersey metalcore act delivering aggressive melodic heaviness from central Jersey, contributing to the Garden State's robust hardcore and metal crossover scene.
As Darkness Fell is a melodic black/doom metal band from Buenos Aires that has been active since 2000, releasing the album Below the Fog in 2015 on Misanthropic Spirit Records. The record was driven by Hernan Figueredo on guitars, bass, and keyboards alongside vocalist Matias Herrera, crafting a cold, melancholic sound rooted in the Northern European black metal tradition.
As Death Lingers delivers metalcore and melodic death metal from Moscow since 2013. Their morbid-persistence name drives over a decade of compositions that explore death's patient, hovering presence.
As December Falls make independent pop punk with arena-sized hooks and a sharp, modern rock finish. The band's songs are driven by Bethany Hunter Jimenez's bright, forceful vocals, fast guitar motion, and choruses that favor instant lift over subtlety. Early records leaned into classic emo-pop urgency, while Happier., Join the Club, and Everything's On Fire But I'm Fine widened the palette with heavier riffs, bigger production, and lyrics that move through anxiety, defiance, relationship fallout, and the absurdity of keeping it together under pressure. Their independence is not just a career note; it shapes the music's energy, giving the catalog a scrappy, fan-built intensity even when the hooks are polished. The band writes for rooms where every chorus is meant to be shouted back, but the arrangements still keep guitars and drums in the foreground. At their strongest, As December Falls capture the sweet spot between 2000s pop punk velocity, contemporary alternative rock gloss, and the emotional bite of emo.
As Dramatic Homage is a Rio de Janeiro project founded in 2001 by guitarist Alexandre Carreiro and vocalist Alexandre Pontes, beginning with black and doom metal before evolving toward extreme progressive metal. Their early catalog includes releases from 2001 such as "The Lover's Funeral" and "Incandescent Sun," with the 2012 track "Monumental" reflecting their later experimental direction. The name signals their central preoccupation: exploring antagonistic human behavior, philosophy, and existentialist themes through atmospheric, shifting compositions.
Houston melodic death metal act whose 2008 debut The Great Celestial Delusion channels cosmic disillusionment through Scandinavian-influenced riffing. Paradise in flames, rendered in dual harmonies from the Bayou City.
As Empires Fall blends melodic death metal with metalcore from Vriezenveen in Overijssel since 2017. Their civilizational-collapse name drives compositions that pair Scandinavian melodicism with hardcore dynamics from this small Twente town.
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