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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
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Monolith of Inhumanity (2012)
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The Dirt I'm Buried In (Live in Paris) (2023)
05/02 @ The Clyde Theatre - Fort Wayne, IN, Fort Wayne
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Fargo, North Dakota black metal act operating since 2018 in the cold northern reaches of the underground scene.
Death-thrash metal band from Alzenau, Germany, active since 1998. With over 25 years of activity, Candra are seasoned veterans of the Franconian extreme metal scene.
Candy formed between Richmond, Virginia and Buffalo, New York in 2016, drawing members from bands including Malfunction and Backtrack. Their debut LP Good to Feel (2018) established their uncompromising blend of ferocious hardcore, noise rock, and extreme metal, and they have continued to refine that sound on Heaven Is Here (2022) and It's Inside You (2024). The band draws from Integrity, Japanese burning spirit hardcore, and multiple schools of extreme metal.
Avant-garde black metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2017. They push black metal into unconventional territory through experimental and avant-garde approaches.
Cane Hill crawled out of New Orleans in 2012, forging a caustic blend of nu-metal, industrial, and metalcore that sounds like a panic attack set to music. Vocalist Elijah Witt's unhinged screams and unsettling clean passages drive albums like 'Too Far Gone,' which channels the desperation and darkness of their hometown's underbelly. Their willingness to embrace nu-metal's confrontational edge while pushing into heavier territory gives them a unique position in modern heavy music.
Doom-sludge project from Portugal, formed in 2018. Canens Carcer — Latin roughly meaning 'singing prison' — delivers crushing, oppressive heaviness.
Gardena, California death metal outfit with roots going back to 1990, an early presence in the West Coast underground extreme metal scene.
Black metal project that moved from Florida to Portland, Oregon, maintaining an active presence in the underground since 2017.
Canilive is a death metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, active since 2011. The band plays technical, heavy death metal with grindcore influences, and released their debut EP "Psychosomatic Schizo" in 2016 after a period of hiatus and lineup changes. They are an active presence in the Rio de Janeiro underground metal scene.
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