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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Solo death/doom project from Wessex, described as esoteric heathen death/doom from blood-soaked soil. The self-titled 2025 debut features three extended compositions in the vein of early Tiamat, Anathema, and Paradise Lost, released on a limited run of thirty hand-numbered cassettes.
Portland, Oregon progressive black metal band Barrowlands rose from the remnants of Mary Shelley and Lykaia in 2011, weaving black metal intensity with progressive textures and themes of ecological and social justice.
A neoclassical heavy metal project out of Algoma, Wisconsin, Barry Kuzay has been crafting largely instrumental compositions since 2009, drawing on classical structures within a metal framework.
Champaign, Illinois death metal act Barry the Mortician has been active since 2012, indulging in the genre's most visceral traditions with themes of gore, death, and perversions.
Power metal outfit from Maloyaroslavets, formed in 2023. Their sound combines high-register vocals with twin-guitar harmonies and double-bass drumming in the grand tradition of melodic heavy metal.
French progressive/post-metal project formed in 2019. They explore expansive progressive and post-metal soundscapes.
Lake Worth, Florida black metal band Bartholin has been active since 2009, exploring expansive and unsettling themes of space, eternity, and genocide.
Casper, Wyoming thrash/groove/death metal band Bartlett formed in 2025, representing a new voice in the high-plains metal underground.
Toruń-based symphonic power metal act active since 2010, pairing soaring vocal performances with orchestral keyboard arrangements and galloping double-bass percussion. Their anthemic compositions draw from the European power metal tradition of bombastic, larger-than-life heavy metal.
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