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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Rising Sun, Maryland band formed in 2020 that pursues a progressive heavy and thrash metal sound, building on classic metal foundations with expanded song structures and technical ambition.
Metalcore band from Union City, New Jersey, formed in 2014, delivering the genre's hallmark combination of punishing breakdowns and melodic hooks with a Northeast underground edge.
Los Angeles thrash metal band formed in 2016, carrying on the city's storied thrash tradition with high-octane riffing and an aggressive approach rooted in classic West Coast speed and intensity.
Sycomore evolved from blackened sludge metal into sludge metal with noise rock elements in Amiens, active since 2016. Their stylistic journey reflects a restless creative spirit that pushes against genre boundaries while maintaining core heaviness.
Skovde's Syconaut pair melodic death and groove metal from the Vastergotland city since 2014. Their sycophant-astronaut portmanteau channels the fawning exploration of cosmic space into over a decade of rhythmically driven compositions.
Sycronomica craft melodic black metal from Munich, blending harmonic sophistication with the atmospheric intensity of black metal. Formed in 2019, they bring temporal-themed darkness to the Bavarian capital.
Nashville groove metal outfit formed in 2019, delivering down-tuned, mid-tempo heaviness with the rhythmic punch and Southern swagger that define the genre's post-Pantera lineage.
Sydra deliver heavy and thrash metal from Freiburg im Breisgau, combining classic metal foundations with thrash's aggressive velocity. Active since 2018, they bring dual-genre intensity to the Black Forest capital.
New Haven, Connecticut act formed in 2014 that fuses groove metal's rhythmic momentum with death metal's vocal ferocity and riff weight, producing a heavy and kinetic sound from the Connecticut underground.
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