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Featured Album
Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
I Am the Void (Drumcorps Remix) (2024)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
06/11 @ Rebellion Manchester, Manchester
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
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Kentucky raw black metal act operating in the most primitive, lo-fi end of the spectrum. Sparse production and venomous intensity define their deeply underground aesthetic.
Richmond hardcore-thrash crossover band fusing the pit-ready urgency of hardcore with the technical edge of thrash metal. They carry the aggressive spirit of Virginia's storied underground scene.
Raw black metal project from Hungary, formed in 2015. Cruel Suffering channels lo-fi hostility through stripped-down, primitive black metal.
Brutal death metal band from Germany, active since 2013. They deliver punishing, guttural extremity through uncompromising death metal.
Folk-infused melodic blackened death metal act from Rovenky in the Luhansk region, active since 2015. Cruel Truth channels Ukrainian folk elements through extreme metal from the war-affected Donbas region.
Heavy metal band from Toledo, Spain, formed in 2015. They deliver classic heavy metal from the ancient Castilian city.
Portland power and speed metal band channeling the galloping energy of classic 80s metal with a sharp, modern edge. High-octane riffs and soaring vocals define their sound.
Richmond death-thrash band delivering furious, technically-minded riff assaults rooted in Virginia's vibrant extreme metal underground. They blend the brutality of death metal with thrash's relentless pacing.
Death-thrash metal band from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 2017. They deliver an aggressive and punishing blend of death metal heaviness and thrash metal velocity rooted in the Belarusian underground.
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