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Wasteland (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Acid King (EP) (2014)
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Heavy metal band from Osnabruck, Germany, formed in 2017. They deliver classic heavy metal driven by powerful riffs and melodic hooks from Lower Saxony.
Heavy metal band from Molins de Rei near Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2015. They deliver classic heavy metal from the Catalan Llobregat Valley.
Chicago's Chasm blends groove and thrash metal with the grit and working-class stoicism that defines the city's heavy music tradition. Their mid-tempo riffs carry a weighty authority that suits the industrial character of the Midwest's metal backbone.
Kansas City's Chasm trades in heavy, rolling stoner metal built on slow-burn riffs and psychedelic undertow. Their sound fits naturally within the Missouri underground's appetite for thick, fuzz-drenched heaviness.
Salem, Oregon's Chasm of Discord applies technical death metal's precision to compositions that stretch and convulse through unpredictable structural shifts. Their work reflects a serious investment in the mechanics of brutality.
Atlanta death metal act Chasm of Nis draws on the classic American death metal tradition, delivering crushing, riff-driven material with a straightforward, brutal focus. Their sound is rooted in the genre's foundational aggression without straying far from established conventions.
Asbury Park's Chasm Shroud blends black and death metal with a coastal bleakness befitting the New Jersey shore's off-season desolation. Their music is dense and atmospheric, mixing caustic riffing with moments of oppressive, suffocating dread.
Portland's Chasma pursues black metal with a vast, atmospheric ambition that reflects the Pacific Northwest's tradition of introspective, nature-haunted extremity. Their compositions favor expansive, hypnotic repetition over aggression for its own sake.
Melodic death metal band from Kokkola, Finland, formed in 2020. They craft melodic yet aggressive death metal from the Ostrobothnian coast.
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