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Toms River, New Jersey heavy metal band Code of Silence work in the classic mold, delivering straightforward riffs and powerful hooks with the Jersey Shore's blue-collar metal sensibility. They're a dependable force in the central NJ underground.
Heavy metal band from Ingolstadt, Germany, active since 2014. They forge powerful, classic heavy metal from the Bavarian Danube city.
Groove, heavy, and thrash metal band from the Pegnitz/Bayreuth area of Upper Franconia, Germany, active since 2013. They blend heavy grooves with thrash aggression and classic heavy metal hooks.
Technical death metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2013. They blend technical precision with death metal aggression from the Greek capital.
Codefendants are the genre-fluid supergroup of NOFX's Fat Mike, Get Dead vocalist Sam King, and rapper Ceschi Ramos, formed in Berkeley, California in 2021. The trio mashes punk rock, hip-hop, flamenco, and new wave into what they call 'crime wave,' a sound designed to defy every expectation. Their debut on Fat Wreck Chords showcases three artists from different musical worlds finding common ground in chaos and experimentation.
Death metal band from Poggibonsi near Siena, Tuscany, formed in 2023. CodeFour brings fresh death metal energy to the Tuscan underground.
Brasov death metal act formed in 2012, delivering brutal extremity from the shadow of Romania's Carpathian mountains. Their sustained commitment to death metal from Transylvania's cultural center speaks to the genre's deep roots in the region.
Post-metal and sludge band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 2022. They blend expansive post-metal dynamics with sludge weight from the Scottish capital.
Melodic death metal band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2021. They craft melodic yet aggressive death metal from the Rhineland's cultural capital.
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