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People Watching (2024)
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L'Enfant Sauvage (Special Edition) (2012)
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The Necrotic Manifesto (Bonus Tracks Edition) (2023)
11/14 @ The Majestic Ventura Theater, Ventura
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Among the Shadows (2024)
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Dead Myrick is a sludge/stoner metal band from Dresden, Germany, formed in 2019. They deliver thick, fuzz-drenched heaviness that crawls through sludge and stoner territory.
Dead Nature is a power metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, originally formed in 1997 and later returning to activity with new members. The band's sound draws on classic heavy rock and metal influences including Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, and Rainbow, shaped into melodic power metal. Their debut full-length "Pure Impressions," released on Overload Records, earned recognition internationally, with tracks featured on the ProgPower USA VI and VII showcase samplers in 2005 and 2006.
Bandon, Oregon's Dead Nedry have been serving up hard-hitting groove metal from the wild Oregon Coast since 2011, built on heavy, mid-paced riffs that hit with the force of the Pacific storms off the southern shoreline. They're a fixture of Oregon's underrated metal underground.
Born from the grime and bleached-out sprawl of Las Vegas, Dead Neon fuse blackened crust punk with suffocating sludge, conjuring a sound as harsh and unforgiving as the Nevada desert. Their music carries the corroded spirit of a city that never quite cleans up after itself.
Orlando's Dead Nervous System have been carving out melodic death metal with surgical precision since 1994, blending crushing riff work with moments of haunting melody. Few Florida acts in their lane have lasted as long or stayed as sharp.
Salem, Oregon's Dead Nexus grind thrash and death metal together into something relentless and uncompromising, built on high-velocity riffs and punishing rhythms. They hit hard and leave little room to breathe.
Cleveland's Dead of Night pull from melodic death and thrash traditions equally, crafting a sound rooted in classic Rust Belt ferocity with a sharp melodic edge. The city's long history of heavy music finds a worthy continuation in their hands.
Chicago's Dead of Winter specialize in the slow, crushing intersection of death and doom, conjuring the grim weight of a Great Lakes winter that never quite ends. Heavy, deliberate, and suffocating in all the right ways.
Dead on Arrival is a thrash metal and crossover band from Vilnius, bringing high-energy, punk-infused thrash to Lithuania's growing extreme metal scene. Their name's emergency-room urgency matches a sound built on breakneck speed and pit-ready aggression.
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