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Proof (2024)
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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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Knoxville, Tennessee's Psychosystem play a muscle-heavy fusion of thrash and groove metal, formed in 2012 — the combination suits the Southern city's hard rock sensibilities, pushing rhythmic punch alongside the kind of riff density that rewards repeated listens.
Hackensack, New Jersey's Psychotic have been delivering speed and thrash metal since 2010 — fast, ferocious, and indebted to the classic New York and New Jersey underground, they prioritize velocity and raw riff aggression above all else.
Richmond, Virginia's Psychotic Defilement have been operating in the brutal death metal underground since 2016, building a reputation for relentless low-end punishment and technical brutality that fits naturally into Richmond's historically extreme metal scene.
Psychotic Eyes is a progressive death metal band from São Paulo, founded in 1999, whose second album "I Only Smile Behind The Mask" (2011) was mixed and mastered by Jean François Dagenais, guitarist of Kataklysm. Their third release, "Olhos Vermelhos" (December 2018), was recorded entirely with acoustic guitars and guttural vocals and was promoted as the first acoustic death metal album, with artwork by visual artist Nua Estrela.
Formed in 2023 in Detroit, Michigan, Psychotic Poetry bring high-energy power and speed metal to the Motor City's metal underground — soaring, fast-moving compositions that draw from classic American speed metal while reaching for anthemic melodic payoffs.
Death and thrash metal band from Venice, Italy, formed in 2015, dissecting extreme metal from the floating city. Their surgical name suits the precision of their death-thrash approach.
Portland, Oregon's Psychotropic carve an unusual niche in the Pacific Northwest underground, combining the corrosive weight of sludge metal with black and death metal's extremity — a murky, suffocating blend that suits Portland's reputation for genre-defying heaviness.
Progressive rock and metal band from Bielsko-Biala, Poland, formed in 2018, exploring altered states of consciousness through expansive progressive compositions. Their psychedelic name captures the mind-expanding nature of their music.
Melodic black metal band from Zheleznovodsk, Russia, formed in 2022, delivering melodic black metal from the Caucasian Mineral Waters resort region. They bring atmospheric darkness from the slopes of Mount Beshtau.
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