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Let You Go (2024)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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One Day Closer to the End of the World (2019)
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Halo (2017)
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Chicago doom act Sherm leans into the slow burn of traditional doom, delivering heavy and hypnotic riffing that fits naturally within the Midwest's long tradition of oppressive, dirge-driven metal.
Sherpa play heavy metal and hard rock from Madrid, named after the Himalayan mountain guides to suggest the upward trajectory of their music. Active since 2011, they've been climbing through the Spanish metal scene for over a decade.
Belgian black metal/punk hybrid formed in 2023, fusing the raw ferocity of black metal with punk's confrontational energy. Their crossover approach reflects the growing intersection between extreme metal and punk subcultures in Belgium's underground.
Rybinsk's Shexna pair doom and folk metal from the Upper Volga city since 2015. Named for the Sheksna River tributary, they channel the waterways of the Yaroslavl region into compositions blending tradition with heaviness.
Vicious Melodic Death / Thrash Metal from Abilene.
Virginia's Shield Breaker traffics in viking metal's epic sweep and martial grandeur, crafting anthemic, mythology-soaked material that evokes saga and battle since the band's founding in 2017.
Chicago's Shield of Wings pursues orchestral grandeur within symphonic metal, layering cinematic arrangements over traditional heavy metal foundations and cementing themselves as one of Illinois' more ambitious acts since 2011.
California's Shield Roar operates in the shadowed space where black metal meets ambient texture, using cold riffs and expansive soundscapes to create an atmospheric and isolating listening experience since 2020.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin's Shield the Survivors play mid-heavy metalcore with an earnest intensity, contributing to the Midwest's steady underground metalcore scene since their formation in 2012.
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