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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Dial Tone (2022)
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Illinois metalcore band channeling the state's long history of heavy, emotionally driven underground music. Creation Denied works in the space where crushing heaviness meets melodic intensity.
Buffalo, New York death metal act drawing from the raw brutality that western New York's underground has cultivated for decades. Creator Undone hits with deliberate force and unsparing heaviness.
Ithaca, Texas grindcore project delivering short, violent blasts of noise-laced extremity. Creator|Destroyer operates in the tradition of grind that sees brevity as a weapon.
San Diego thrash metal band carrying the West Coast tradition of speed and aggression with a sharp, street-level intensity. Creature keeps the thrash flame burning in Southern California's active underground.
Santa Barbara heavy metal act with a flair for theatrical horror aesthetics and hard-driving riffs. Creature Feature taps into vintage metal's love of B-movie darkness with infectious energy.
Danville, Kentucky band combining death metal's brutality with groove metal's rhythmic swagger. Creature of Exile delivers heavy, pocket-driven music with a menacing Southern edge.
Pittsburgh power and progressive metal band building epic, melodically rich compositions with technical sophistication. Creature of Habit reflects the Steel City's tradition of craftsmanship and heaviness working in tandem.
Orange County crossover thrash act channeling the reckless energy that defined the California hardcore-meets-metal scene. Creatures keep the pit-starting spirit of classic crossover alive with fast, aggressive songs.
Creatures is a traditional heavy metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, founded by guitarist Mateus Cantaleano and vocalist Roberto Scienza in 2019. Drawing on the sounds of '80s acts like Enforcer, Saxon, and Dokken, the band signed with Polish label Iron Oxide Records and released their self-titled debut album in October 2021, standing out in Brazil's extreme-metal-dominated scene by championing classic heavy metal.
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