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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Bad Schmiedeberg's Prophets of the Rising Dead evolved from thrash metal origins into melodic metalcore, charting a course from old-school aggression to more hook-driven territory. Their Saxony-Anhalt roots in the former East add resilience to their shape-shifting approach.
Austrian death and sludge metal band from Braunau am Inn, formed in 2016, combining elements of grindcore and hardcore into their heavy sound. Their lineup features members connected to other regional acts including Ultrawurscht and Behind the Mask.
Keyport, New Jersey's Psychosis play straight-ahead death metal with a focused, underground-first approach — formed in 2017, they operate in the tradition of classic East Coast brutality, favoring density and aggression over experimentation.
Auburn Hills, Michigan's Psychosis emerged in 2017 as a thrash metal act steeped in the aggressive, blue-collar work ethic of the Detroit metro area — tightly wound riffs and a high-energy attack characterize their style.
Seattle, Washington's Psychosis formed in 2017, delivering death metal from the Pacific Northwest — their sound carries the darker, atmosphere-tinged quality of the region's extreme underground, married to the genre's core brutalist impulses.
Nashua, New Hampshire's Psychosis began in groove metal territory before incorporating nu-metal's groove and vocal dynamics into their approach — a product of the late-2010s American underground where those genre lines remained genuinely blurred.
One of Sacramento's longest-running thrash acts, Psychosomatic have been grinding since 1990 — a genuine Bay Area-adjacent legacy band that has outlasted countless peers while keeping their sound rooted in the speed and aggression of the classic California thrash era.
Arizona's Psychostick have been metal's court jesters since 2000, delivering legitimately heavy thrash and groove metal paired with absurdist humor that pokes fun at everything from beer to existential dread. Their viral hit 'Beer!' and albums like 'We Couldn't Think of a Title' demonstrate that behind the comedy lies genuine musical talent and a deep love for the genre they satirize. As one of the few comedy metal bands to sustain a career through constant touring and an unwavering commitment to making audiences laugh while headbanging, Psychostick occupy a unique and beloved niche.
Brutal death metal band from Moscow and Saratov, Russia, formed in 2016, performing sonic lobotomies through devastating brutal death metal. They bring clinical precision to the Russian brutal death metal scene.
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