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New York thrash metal band formed in 2014, State of Mind delivers aggressive, riff-driven thrash in the classic American tradition with a raw, underground approach.
Maplewood, Minnesota thrash metal band formed in 2014, State of Mind pursues the aggressive, fast-paced riffing of classic American thrash with a Midwestern underground sensibility.
State of Neglect forge blackened doom metal from Erfurt in Thuringia, combining the atmospheric malevolence of black metal with doom's crushing deliberation. Formed in 2024, they bring blighted heaviness to the central German underground.
Hayward, California metalcore and melodic death metal band formed in 2025, State of Reliance blends the hook-driven intensity of metalcore with the melodic riff vocabulary of death metal.
Portland, Oregon power/thrash metal band formed in 2012, State of the Art combines the soaring vocals and anthemic drive of power metal with the speed and aggression of thrash.
State of Torment deliver melodic death metal and deathcore from Bad Salzuflen in North Rhine-Westphalia, combining Scandinavian melodeath with modern breakdown-driven heaviness. Formed in 2023, they bring anguished extremity to the Lippe region.
Leeds' Static Dress are reshaping post-hardcore for a new generation, blending 2000s-era aggression with experimental electronic elements, jazz inflections, and ambient world-building that creates an immersive sonic universe. Vocalist Olli Appleyard, who came to the band from a photography and videography background, brings a visual artist's sense of atmosphere to the band's dynamic, genre-defying compositions. Their debut album 'Rouge Carpet Disaster' drew comparisons to Underoath and Alexisonfire while establishing Static Dress as something genuinely novel in the UK heavy scene.
Baltimore, Maryland groove/industrial/nu-metal band formed in 2025, Static ResurreXion fuses mechanical industrial textures and distorted nu-metal grooves with Baltimore's hard-edged urban energy.
Progressive metal act from Sayreville, New Jersey, formed in 2010, blending heavy riffing with dynamic structural shifts and melodic rock sensibilities. Their sound draws from the progressive metal and rock traditions without abandoning accessibility.
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