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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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A brand new outfit out of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Witchlord formed in 2025 and are staking their claim in traditional heavy metal — a genre whose values of melody, power, and riff craftsmanship have never gone out of style. New Jersey has long fed into the New York-area metal ecosystem, and Witchlord appear to be drawing on that regional energy. As one of the newest acts in this directory, their story is only just beginning.
Virginia's Witchmark formed in 2025 and blend groove metal's rhythmic punch with death metal's brutality, carving out territory that rewards headbanging as much as intensity. The groove/death combination — think a rawer Pantera crossed with modern death metal sensibilities — is a natural fit for a Virginia scene that has historically gravitated toward hard-hitting, riff-first metal. They are one of the newest acts in the American heavy metal underground.
Death metal band from Veszprém, Hungary formed in 2018. WitchMasters channels occult darkness through punishing death metal from the historic city near Lake Balaton.
Doom metal band from Chelles, France. Witchorious crafts slow, heavy doom metal with an occult witchcraft aesthetic from the eastern suburbs of Paris.
Black metal band from Moscow, Russia formed in 2020. Witchprayer channels occult darkness through black metal rituals from the Russian capital.
Cleveland's Witchrune arrived in 2024, adding another black metal voice to a city already known for producing some of America's most corrosive underground metal. Their approach stays in the pure black metal lane — cold, atmospheric, and unadorned by genre dilution. Cleveland's tradition of heavy, uncompromising music runs deep, and Witchrune appear to be drawing directly from that well.
Multi-genre project from Jaén, Spain active since 2017, evolving from heavy metal through technical death/thrash metal to post-rock. Witchshire's stylistic journey reflects an ambitious creative vision that refuses to be confined to a single genre.
Stoner and doom metal band from Milan, Italy formed in 2022. Witchsnake delivers heavy, riff-driven stoner doom from Italy's industrial and cultural powerhouse.
Witchspëll is a heavy/speed metal band from Morelia, Michoacán, formed in 2016 and signed to Steel Shark Records, drawing on witchcraft, horror films, and pulp fiction for lyrical inspiration. The four-piece released their debut EP Demons in 2019, followed by their self-titled full-length in 2020. Their sound sits in the classic heavy metal tradition with a raw speed metal edge.
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