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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Thrash metal band from Union City, New Jersey, formed in 1992, representing one of the longer-established acts in the Northeast thrash scene with over three decades of activity rooted in aggressive, classically-influenced thrash metal.
Heavy and power metal band from Cleveland, Ohio, formed in 1992, part of the city's established metal underground, delivering the melodic twin-guitar attack and anthemic songwriting of classic American power metal.
Heavy and power metal band from Fort Myers, Florida, formed in 1992, drawing on the NWOBHM-influenced tradition of American power metal, active in the Southwest Florida metal scene.
Saffle's Stykjarn merge metalcore, death, and thrash metal from the small Varmland town since 2009. Their Swedish name meaning "flat iron" channels the pressing weight of heated metal into over a decade of multi-genre compositions.
Iconic Christian heavy metal band from Orange County, California, originally formed in 1983 and among the most commercially successful acts in the genre's history, known for their yellow-and-black imagery, arena-ready anthems, and outspoken faith-based lyrical content. The band experienced a significant resurgence after reuniting in the 2000s, continuing to record and tour into the 2020s.
Black metal band from Kansas City, Missouri, formed in 2026, taking their name from the strzyyga, a vampiric undead creature from Polish Slavic mythology. Their entry in this index represents one of the newest formations in the current American black metal underground.
Depressive black metal project with connections to Loviisa, Finland, formed in 2020, working in the introspective, stripped-down tradition of depressive black metal with a Scandinavian orientation despite its US registration. The band's name is a Swedish-inflected phonetic rendering suggesting woodland isolation.
Stuck blend progressive thrash metal with crossover and hardcore from Lower Saxony, creating a volatile hybrid that refuses to be confined to a single style. Active since 2018, they bring genre-bending aggression to the North German underground.
Formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1989, Stuck Mojo pioneered the fusion of Southern groove metal and hip-hop, making them one of the earliest and most recognized rap metal acts in the genre. Guitarst Rich Ward and vocalist Bonz anchored a sound that broke through commercially with the 1998 album Rising, which sold over 50,000 copies and stood as Century Media Records' best-selling release for several years. The band disbanded in 2001 before reuniting in 2005, continuing to record and tour with releases including Here Come the Infidels (2016).
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