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Lexington, Kentucky's Emarosa have undergone one of the most dramatic sonic transformations in post-hardcore history, evolving from a chaotic screamo act into a polished pop-rock outfit. Under vocalist Bradley Walden's tenure, albums like 'Relativity' and '131' embraced R&B-influenced vocal runs and sleek production that pushed far beyond their hardcore origins. The band's willingness to completely reinvent themselves with each album makes them impossible to pin down.
On the warpath since 2016, this Flekkefjord Heavy Metal outfit delivers twin-guitar harmonies and commanding vocal lines. Their place within the frozen north that birthed an entire genre speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Madison's Embalm traffic in the kind of murky, cadaver-cold death metal that feels like it was excavated rather than recorded. Since 2018 they've kept the Wisconsin underground well-supplied with putrid, methodical riffs.
Black/death metal and raw black metal band from Split, Croatia active since 2017. They deliver fierce extreme metal from the Adriatic coast.
Crushing Death Metal / Grindcore from Dallas.
Cleveland's Embalmer carry on with the straightforward death metal tradition that has always suited Ohio's no-frills underground. Since 2016, they've delivered unadorned, morgue-scented brutality without pretense.
Swiss goregrind and death metal institution active since 2003, delivering nauseating blasts of extreme noise with theatrical, horror-tinged imagery. Their long-running tenure makes them one of Switzerland's most established acts in the goregrind genre.
Embalsamado is a black/doom metal band from Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2013 by members of the established Brazilian black metal act Imperador Belial. The band pursues a morbid and atmospheric extreme metal sound, releasing the full-length Vasta Escuridão in 2018 and following it with Abismo in 2022.
Melodic power metal band from Furth in Bavaria, Germany, crafting anthemic, melody-driven compositions since 2016. Their approach channels the uplifting energy and soaring harmonics of the European power metal tradition.
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