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Featured Album
Divine (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/07 @ Gramercy Theatre, New York
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Lucca-based progressive metal act active in the underground, crafting compositions that push beyond conventional metal structures through complex arrangements and shifting dynamics. Their music rewards attentive listening with unexpected turns and layered instrumentation.
German death/thrash/groove metal band from Heiligenhaus, formed in 2009. They combine the speed of thrash with death metal's heaviness and groove metal's rhythmic punch for a multi-faceted assault.
Malmö-based heavy metal and hard rock outfit active since 2011, blending classic heavy metal riffing with the swagger and groove of hard rock. Their sound channels the spirit of 1970s and 1980s arena rock through crunchy guitar tones and hook-laden songwriting.
Finnish heavy metal band from Alavus, formed in 2014. They play traditional heavy metal from the rural South Ostrobothnia region.
Trenton, New Jersey thrash metal band that has been active since 2009, representing the Garden State's underground metal scene with a straight-ahead aggressive approach to the genre.
McKees Rock heavy metal band formed in 2025, rooted in the blue-collar Pittsburgh area tradition of hard-hitting no-nonsense metal built on classic riffing and straightforward power.
Joliet heavy/thrash act formed in 2025 blending traditional heavy metal songcraft with the aggressive edge of thrash, reflecting the Chicago metro area's enduring appetite for aggressive underground sounds.
Indianapolis heavy metal band formed in 2025, bringing classic metal sensibilities to Indiana's steadily growing underground scene with an emphasis on riff-forward songwriting and raw energy.
Charlotte, North Carolina act that merged death metal and thrash metal during their run from 2014 until splitting up, part of the Carolinas' growing extreme metal underground.
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