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Actin' Up (2023)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Green Man Rising (Demo) (2017)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
I Am the Void (Drumcorps Remix) (2024)
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Vancouver, WA doom and gothic metal band that fuses the melodrama of gothic metal with the heaviness of traditional doom. Their music is dark, theatrical, and drenched in atmosphere.
Eugene thrash band that keeps the genre's core values intact — speed, aggression, and no patience for pretense. Their sound is straightforward and uncompromising.
Doom metal band from Kulmbach in Upper Franconia, Germany, formed in 2015. They craft slow, crushing doom from the Bavarian brewing heartland.
Avant-garde black metal project from Greifswald on the Baltic coast, Germany, formed in 2024. They push black metal into unconventional territory through experimental and avant-garde approaches.
Boston progressive death metal band that brings an expansive compositional approach to an already technically demanding genre. Their music is ambitious without sacrificing the heaviness that defines death metal at its core.
Los Angeles progressive metal band that explores texture and dynamics within a heavy framework. Their sound is exploratory and expansive, built for listeners who want their metal with room to breathe.
Melodic black metal project from Saint-Nazaire, France, formed in 2022. They weave dark melodies through atmospheric black metal from the Loire-Atlantique coast.
Santa Rosa, CA progressive death metal band that channels technical heaviness through sophisticated song architecture. Their music rewards close listening with layers of complexity beneath the surface brutality.
North Little Rock, AR doom and stoner metal band that devours everything in its path at a slow, unstoppable tempo. Their Arkansas-forged heaviness is deliberate, fuzz-laden, and utterly consuming.
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