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Evidence (2023)
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Melodic black metal and death metal band from Goppingen, Germany, formed in 2017. They weave melodic elements through the darkness of black and death metal from the Swabian foothills.
Sacramento metalcore band combining catchy melodic hooks with brutal, heavy riffing rooted in mid-2000s metalcore.
Denver death metal/grindcore veterans since 1997, inventors of the 'Southwest Doom Violence' sound fusing grindcore blasting with sludge-infused doom passages and crust punk abrasion.
Death metal band from Navia in Asturias, Spain, active since 2010. They deliver crushing death metal from the green, mountainous coast of northern Spain.
Technical dissonant death metal signed to Willowtip Records. Their sound draws from Obscura-era Gorguts and Immolation, with members Ian Bishop, Chris Hillam, and Sam Kang forming the core lineup since 2012.
New York City black/speed metal solo project drawing from Japanese punk, Eastern European black metal, and raw lo-fi production with a punk-inflected vocal style.
Thrash metal outfit from Wolfsberg, Austria, formed in 2020. They deliver fast, riff-driven thrash in the classic vein, bringing high-energy aggression from the Carinthian metal underground.
Louisville sludge metal trio rooted in true sludge grime with infusions of doom, thrash, and punk, recording their punishing debut in an abandoned Catholic church for maximum sonic oppression.
Baton Rouge black/death metal band active since the mid-1990s, blending occult Satanic themes with a ferocious mixture of blasting death metal and corrosive black metal, remaining fiercely independent throughout.
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