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Unreasonable Doubt (2024)
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A Love To Kill For (2023)
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Obnoxious (2022)
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Atmospheric doom/death/post-metal project from Flanders, formed in 2022, whose name references the River Styx of Greek mythology. Their multi-genre approach creates expansive, emotionally weighted compositions that draw from the heaviest and most atmospheric corners of extreme metal.
Black metal project from Loveland, Colorado, formed in 2023, conjuring cold, atmospheric darkness rooted in orthodox black metal tradition.
Death metal band from San Luis Obispo, California, formed in 2018, delivering straightforward brutality drawn from classic death metal influences.
Heavy metal band from Leesburg, Virginia, formed in 2020, working within traditional metal frameworks with a modern edge.
Cincinnati, Ohio blackened death metal band formed in 2019, fusing the ferocity of death metal with the icy atmospheric textures of black metal.
Providence, Rhode Island project formed in 2023 operating at the intersection of funeral doom and death metal, built around glacially slow tempos, crushing heaviness, and an overwhelming sense of desolation.
Blazing Power Metal from Scottsdale, Arizona (early); Austin, Texas (later).
Stylet are thrash metal veterans from Olomouc dating back to 1997, making them one of the longer-running acts in the Moravian thrash scene. Their decades of activity represent a sustained commitment to the genre's aggressive foundations.
Raw black metal and punk hybrid project formed in 2023, channeling the abrasive, lo-fi aggression at the crossroads of kvlt black metal and crust punk.
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