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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
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Monolith of Inhumanity (2012)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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California death metal project with two releases since 2023. Crime Rituals and Tragedies Of Western Existence channel societal critique through brutal extremity from the Golden State.
Boston power metal project. The name connects sound and vision — fitting for a genre built on epic mental landscapes rendered in triumphant metal.
Audrey Fall has explored post-metal and rock from Jelgava in central Latvia since 2014. From this Zemgale region city on the Lielupe River, they craft expansive, dynamically shifting compositions that blend post-rock atmospherics with metallic weight.
Seattle NWOTHM and stoner metal outfit named after the Twin Peaks character. Three releases since 2014 including Devil's Bell and Pure Heavy deliver thick, groove-laden metal from the city David Lynch made synonymous with Pacific Northwest darkness.
Auerkallio blends progressive death metal with progressive rock from Tampere since 2011. Their Finnish-language name adds local identity to compositions that bridge the technical demands of death metal with the expansive possibilities of progressive rock.
Chicago black metal project whose 2025 noise compilation — titled DETACHMENT & ALIENATION — lives up to its German name ('task' or 'assignment'). The collaborative, genre-blurring approach positions them at the intersection of black metal and noise.
Aufhebung is an instrumental post-metal and sludge band from Belgium, formed in 2019 and influenced by Amenra, Russian Circles, Neurosis, and Pelican. Their debut album "Chasms" (2021) and follow-up "Luchtbegrafenis" combine slow sludgy riffs with frantic dissonant guitar work and melancholic harmonies, reflecting their stated aesthetic of "beauty within chaos."
Aufschwung practices black metal from Yekaterinburg as of 2025. Their German name meaning 'upswing' or 'recovery' brings an unexpectedly optimistic title to black metal from the Urals.
Wallington, New Jersey NWOTHM project whose releases — including the delightfully bizarre The Ballad Of Buttery Cake Ass audiobook — refuse to play by any genre's rules. Eccentric heavy metal from suburban North Jersey.
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