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Proof (2024)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Canyon Lake, California's Heathen Assault launched in 2020 channeling classic heavy metal's melodic power through a progressive lens that adds structural complexity without sacrificing the raw appeal. They're part of a renewed wave of Southern California bands reconnecting with traditional metal's roots.
South Carolina's Heathen Bastard have been brewing a potent mix of stoner, sludge, and doom out of Florence since 2013 — grimy, low-slung music with Southern humidity baked into every riff. They occupy the nastier, swampier end of the American heavy underground.
Denver grindcore act Heathen Burial formed in 2017 and have since delivered short, violent blasts of controlled chaos that exemplify the genre's contempt for excess. They're a reliable fixture in Colorado's extreme underground, fast and pitiless by design.
Thrash metal act from Keighley in West Yorkshire, active since 2020. Their compositions channel the gritty spirit of northern England's post-industrial landscape into relentless thrash metal aggression.
Melodic death metal band from Graz, Austria, active since 2009 with a deep catalog including Oathbreaker, Armored Bards, and Weltenwandel. Known for catchy melodies and crushing riffs, they have shared stages with Ensiferum, Equilibrium, Eluveitie, and Korpiklaani across four European tours.
San Diego's Heathen God arrived in 2024 at the intersection of blackened and melodic death metal, a debut act with ambition written into their name and immediacy in their execution. Their blend of melodic death metal craft and black metal atmosphere positions them as one of Southern California's more intriguing recent arrivals.
Melodic black/death metal band from Zurich, Switzerland, formed in 2021, blending fast death metal with black metal influences and melancholic clean passages. Their releases including Whispers from the Abyss and Into the Black Forest explore dark myths and the deepest abysses of the human soul.
Cincinnati's Heathen Knight throw thrash, death metal, and grindcore into a single chaotic vessel and let the collision speak for itself. Since 2016, the Ohio act has favored brutish efficiency over nuance, making them one of the Midwest's more reliably ferocious crossover outfits.
Philadelphia's Heathen of the North have been bringing Viking and folk metal's epic mythology to Southeastern Pennsylvania since 2012, melding battle-ready riffs with melodic folk instrumentation. Their music celebrates pre-Christian northern tradition with genuine reverence and compositional craft.
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