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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
The Bestiary (2025)
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Dial Tone (2022)
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Bowling Green, Kentucky's Commander thrash with the no-nonsense aggression and riff-first mentality of the classic American scene. Solidly constructed and direct, they keep the Midwest's thrash tradition alive.
Los Angeles-based Commander play traditional heavy metal steeped in the city's storied hard rock and metal heritage. Their sound honors the classic LA approach to big riffs and infectious hooks.
Lansing, Illinois power metal act Commandment pair heavy, driving riffs with soaring melodic ambitions, crafting anthemic metal that nods to both classic American power metal and traditional heavy metal. They bring a polished, forceful sound to the Chicago suburbs.
Swedish heavy metal act formed in 2022, delivering classic metal energy with an irreverent edge suggested by their name. Their approach channels the fun-loving spirit of old-school heavy metal.
Unionville, Florida's Commencement deliver death metal with the blunt force and heat of the Florida scene, rooted in a tradition that runs from Tampa through the whole state's underground. Crushing and relentless, they carry that lineage forward.
Pittsburgh's Commit Suicide combine brutal death metal's punishing low-end with grindcore's breakneck pace, producing something overwhelmingly violent and mercilessly fast. The Steel City underground runs deep in their veins.
Black-death-doom metal band from Kassel, Germany, formed in 2015. They blend the darkness of black metal with the brutality of death metal and the crushing weight of doom.
Melodic death metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, active since 2013. They craft melodic yet aggressive death metal from Scotland's largest city.
Brutal death metal band from Regensburg, Germany, active since 2005. With two decades of punishing extremity, Common Grave are veterans of the Bavarian brutal death metal scene.
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