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Heavy thrash act from Mysłowice in Upper Silesia, formed in 2020. Chort — a Slavic demon figure — channels aggressive metal from the Polish industrial heartland.
Madison, Wisconsin heavy metal act Chosen operate in a traditional vein, delivering straightforward metal built on solid riffs and classic songwriting values. Wisconsin's underground keeps the old flame burning.
Black 'n' roll band from Bern, Switzerland, formed in 2020. Their debut Tuufuswark blends black metal ferocity with rock swagger, delivered with provocative Swiss German dialect lyrics across ten tracks.
Baltimore's Chowder bring a progressive sensibility to doom metal, stretching compositions into exploratory territory while never losing the essential heaviness. An unusual name for a genuinely heavy band.
Chowy Fernandez is a progressive metal project from Buenos Aires, Argentina, led by a guitarist who has been playing for over 28 years. The project has released several instrumental albums including "Hypersalto" (2020), "Enki" (2021), "Triste Viento" (2022), and "ENLIL" (2022), all released independently. Chowy Fernandez also serves as guitarist for the Argentine metal band Barro, where he recorded alongside Marco Minnemann of The Aristocrats.
Heavy metal band from Attersee, Austria, formed in 2019. Emerging from the lakeside town in Upper Austria, they forge traditional heavy metal with a DIY underground spirit.
Sacramento doom and sludge act Chrch are known for slow, colossal heaviness anchored by vocalist Eva Rose's commanding presence. Their 2017 album Unanswered drew wide attention for its emotionally devastating weight.
Symphonic metal solo artist from Southend-on-Sea, England, active since 2009. He creates grand, orchestral metal with cinematic arrangements.
Suffern, New York guitarist Chris Caffery is best known as a longtime member of Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, but his solo catalog explores darker, heavier territory in power and progressive metal. A veteran of the genre's upper tier.
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