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Until We Break (feat. Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire) (2022)
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Savannah-based progressive metal project Chris Catharsis explores introspective, technically ambitious territory under a fittingly personal name. The project is defined by careful craftsmanship and emotional depth.
Chris Connelly was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1964 and began his music career in the early 1980s with Fini Tribe before relocating to Chicago in 1986 to immerse himself in the industrial scene centered around Wax Trax! Records. He performed as lead vocalist on the Revolting Cocks' debut Big Sexy Land (1986) and served as a touring vocalist for Ministry, while also maintaining a prolific solo career spanning post-punk, industrial rock, and alternative rock. In 2008 he published a memoir, Concrete, Bulletproof, Invisible, and Fried, documenting his years in that scene.
German heavy metal solo artist from Landshut in Lower Bavaria, active since 2013. He delivers classic heavy metal built on skilled guitar work and traditional metal values.
Chris Harms is a Hamburg-based German musician and the founder of dark rock band Lord of the Lost, which he launched in 2007 as a solo project incorporating gothic metal, industrial rock, glam, and classical influences. Under that banner he has released over a dozen albums and toured Europe supporting Iron Maiden in 2022, before representing Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song Blood and Glitter. He released a debut solo album, 1980, on Napalm Records, exploring 1980s synth-pop separately from his work with Lord of the Lost.
Heavy metal solo project from Turin, active since 2013. Chris Holder delivers traditional metal from the Piedmontese capital.
Los Angeles guitarist Chris Poland made his name as an original member of Megadeth, and his solo work leans into neoclassical and progressive metal with fluid, jazz-inflected technique. One of the genre's most distinctive voices.
Melodic death metal solo artist from Hesse, Germany, active since 2016. He crafts melodic yet aggressive death metal with a focus on dynamic songwriting.
Experimental progressive metal solo artist from Athens, Greece, active since 2007. He crafts intricate, boundary-pushing progressive metal.
California thrash solo project Chris Violence delivers old-school aggression in the Bay Area tradition, keeping the thrash flame lit with no-frills speed and attitude. Underground and unapologetic.
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