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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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Tampa melodic death and metalcore band drawing from Florida's storied death metal legacy while incorporating melodic hooks and metalcore dynamics into their ferocious sound.
Toronto's Crimson Shadows occupy a thrilling crossroads between melodic death metal and power metal, pairing guttural vocals and blast beats with the anthemic, twin-guitar harmonies and soaring choruses of the epic power metal tradition. Their profile rose substantially after winning the Wacken Metal Battle in 2013, leading to a deal with Napalm Records and a series of albums — including Kings Among Men and Glory on the Battlefield — that made them one of Canada's most distinctive heavy metal exports.
Northwestern Pennsylvania death metal and deathcore act pairing pulverizing breakdowns with melodic death metal sweep and intricate riffing honed in the underground Pennsylvania scene.
Haverhill, Massachusetts death-thrash band channeling the Northeast's underground extremity through punishing riffs, aggressive tempos, and a raw, unpolished production ethic.
Plainfield, Connecticut progressive metal act building expansive, technically demanding songs from shifting dynamics, complex arrangements, and a willingness to push structure to its limits.
Thrash metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2016. They deliver fast, aggressive thrash from the Spanish capital.
Charlton, Massachusetts power metal band forging anthemic, riff-driven songs rooted in the classic tradition — thick guitar tones, soaring leads, and a muscular New England heaviness.
Raleigh heavy metal outfit delivering meat-and-potatoes traditional metal with down-tuned authority, channeling the Southern spirit of their region into a hard-charging sound.
Stoner metal band from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, formed in 2015. They deliver thick, fuzz-drenched stoner grooves from the Canary Islands.
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