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Aurora, IL death/thrash act Clocktower bring a hard-hitting, no-nonsense approach to classic extreme metal, rooted in the long tradition of Chicago-area underground metal. Their music is tight, aggressive, and built around the kind of riff-forward songwriting that defined American thrash and death in their early years.
A one-man black metal project from Roslyn, New York, Clocktower of Hiraeth was conceived by the entity known as Myghûl the Drowned in 2018. Built around themes of history, addiction, and anti-religion, the project carved out a bleak atmospheric sound before going quiet.
A progressive metal outfit from the Philadelphia suburb of Broomall, Pennsylvania, Clockwork blended symphonic prog complexity with technical metal muscle, drawing comparisons to Yes and Dream Theater. Their lone album Surface Tension showcased lush keyboards, intricate rhythms, and soaring guitar melodies.
Symphonic metal band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in 2021. They create grand, orchestral metal from the Welsh capital.
Fort Lauderdale heavy metal veterans Clockwork Revolution bring a seasoned pedigree to their sound, drawing on former members of Yngwie Malmsteen, Crimson Glory, and Kamelot. Fronted by Wade Black, the band delivers polished classic-leaning metal that reflects decades of experience in the genre's upper tiers.
Melodic death-doom metal band from Wolframs-Eschenbach, Germany, formed in 2023. They merge melancholic melodies with the crushing weight of death-doom from the Franconian heartland.
Gothenburg death metal project launched in 2024, adding to the city's seemingly inexhaustible wellspring of extreme metal. Their punishing approach continues the tradition that made Gothenburg a global death metal capital.
Death metal band from the Avignon/Marseille area of Provence, France, active since 2009. They deliver death metal from the sun-baked south of France.
Black-thrash metal band from Derby, England, formed in 2022. They fuse black metal darkness with thrash aggression from the East Midlands.
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