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Longmont, Colorado's When Darkness Falls formed in 2017 at the crossroads of melodic death metal and metalcore, a pairing that the Front Range scene has proven particularly adept at sustaining. Their sound draws on the melodic death tradition's twin obligations — genuine hookcraft and real ferocity — while metalcore's structural clarity gives it the accessibility that makes the genre stick. Colorado's altitude, it turns out, suits this kind of intensity.
Heavy metal band from Leeds, England active since 2013. When Idols Fall delivers powerful heavy metal from the heart of West Yorkshire.
Symphonic deathcore outfit from Aarschot, Belgium blending orchestral grandeur with brutal heaviness across releases like An Unbiblical Paradigm, Tutor Of The Dying, and Shrine Of Hatred. Their sound merges death metal ferocity and deathcore breakdowns with cinematic symphonic arrangements.
Melodic deathcore band from Paris, France active since 2011. When Reasons Collapse blends Scandinavian-style melodic elements with deathcore's crushing breakdowns from the French capital.
Lebanon, Connecticut's When the Deadbolt Breaks have been building sludge-doom structures since 2006, making them one of the longer-running acts in New England's slow and heavy underground. Two decades in a small Connecticut town have given them a patience and a commitment to the low end that only comes from knowing exactly what you are doing and never feeling the need to rush it. Rural New England produces a specific grimness, and this band bottles it.
Progressive black metal project from England active since 2018. Where the Crows Gather pushes black metal into progressive territory with ambitious compositions and atmospheric depth.
Doom and stoner metal band from Paris, France active since 2015. Where the Pavement Ends crafts heavy, groove-laden doom and stoner riffs that transport listeners beyond the urban sprawl.
Heavy and speed metal band from Wilnsdorf/Siegen, Germany formed in 2014. Whetstone sharpens classic heavy metal with speed metal's velocity, delivering high-energy traditional metal from the Siegerland region.
Melodic death metal band from Warsaw, Poland formed in 2020. Whichheaven delivers Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal from the Polish capital.
Based in Dale City, Virginia, While Heaven Wept emerged in 1989 under the creative direction of guitarist and composer Tom Phillips, making them one of the longest-running acts in American epic doom metal. Their 1998 debut Sorrow of the Angels established classically inflected melodic doom in the tradition of Solitude Aeturnus, while Of Empires Forlorn (2003) and Vast Oceans Lachrymose (2009) introduced progressive and power metal textures. The 2014 concept album Suspended at Aphelion, composed as eleven movements of a single work, represents the peak of their ambitious reach.
Progressive metalcore and post-rock band from Bergamo, Italy active since 2009. While Sun Ends blends the atmospheric beauty of post-rock with metalcore's aggressive intensity from the Lombardy foothills.
Black/thrash metal and grindcore band from Brønnøysund, Norway formed in 2020. Whip unleashes extreme speed and aggression from the small coastal town on the Helgeland coast of northern Norway.
Thrash metal band from Rochlitz, Germany formed in 2020. Whiplash brings rapid-fire riffing and relentless energy to the Saxon thrash scene with an uncompromising approach to speed and aggression.
Los Angeles' Whipworm formed in 2016 combining the caustic aggression of death metal with thrash's relentless forward propulsion — a combination the city's sprawling extreme music underground has always had room for. Their name is as unpleasant as their sound is meant to be, and in LA's competitive heavy underground that is a credibility move as much as anything else. Fast, filthy, and exactly as hostile as intended.
Avant-garde black metal project from Sweden active since 2010. Whirling pushes black metal into experimental, avant-garde territory with unconventional compositions and dissonant textures.
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