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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Out of Orlando, Gates of Mourning have been one of Florida's more enduring black metal acts since forming in 2011, leaning into grim, melodic bleakness with a focused intensity. Their longevity in a genre that often burns bright and fast is itself a testament to their dedication.
Rochester, New York's Gates of Paradox occupy the cerebral end of heavy music, blending progressive metal's compositional complexity with power metal's soaring ambition since 2019. Think intricate arrangements, technical guitar work, and a love of the epic.
Gates of Paris is a symphonic metal project from Nice, France, formed in 2018 by guitarist Remch Carrayrou of Kerion, featuring vocalist Raphael Dantas and drummer Damien Rainaud of Once Human. Their self-titled concept album explores Parisian landmarks and history across twelve tracks with guest musicians from Adagio, Heavenly, and Fairyland.
Gates of Prophecy is an epic heavy/power metal band from Fregona in the Treviso province of Veneto, formed in 2022. They deliver commanding epic metal from the foothills of the Venetian Prealps.
Bratislava black/death metal act formed in 2013, unleashing the combined ferocity of both extreme subgenres from Slovakia's capital. Their blasphemous sonic assault draws from the darkest wells of the underground tradition.
Boston's Gates of Ruin deliver a punishing strain of death metal with the tight, practiced ferocity you'd expect from a band steeped in New England's underground scene. Active since 2020, they've wasted little time building a reputation for density and aggression.
Minnesota's Gates of Sanity play thrash metal that's direct, relentless, and clearly shaped by the genre's early '90s second wave — no frills, just tight riffs and propulsive rhythm work. Formed in 2020, they keep the old flame burning in the cold northern underground.
Melodic death metal outfit from Dol'any formed in 2018, weaving melodic guitar harmonies through death metal's aggressive framework. Their approach carries the emotional range and accessibility of the Scandinavian melodic death metal tradition.
From Plainview in the Texas Panhandle, Gates of Sodom have been battering out old-school death metal since 2020, drawing on the genre's foundational filth and brutality without reinventing the wheel. Uncompromisingly blunt and committed to the craft.
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