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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Lincoln, Illinois' Sheol occupies the grimmer corners of the American death metal underground, crafting mid-paced, death-saturated material since 2013 in the vein of classic early-90s brutality.
Los Angeles' Shepherd brings a melodic sharpness to their thrash-infused death metal, weaving the hooky aggression of melodic death into a sound anchored by California's long history of speed and precision.
Denver's Shepherd operates in the slow and the crushing, blending doom, sludge, and post-metal into a heavy and introspective sound that mirrors Colorado's vast and brooding landscapes.
Atlanta's Shepherds ov the Veil emerged in 2023 with a raw black metal approach steeped in occult atmosphere, adding to Georgia's growing underground black metal presence with a sense of ceremonial menace.
Chicago doom act Sherm leans into the slow burn of traditional doom, delivering heavy and hypnotic riffing that fits naturally within the Midwest's long tradition of oppressive, dirge-driven metal.
Sherpa play heavy metal and hard rock from Madrid, named after the Himalayan mountain guides to suggest the upward trajectory of their music. Active since 2011, they've been climbing through the Spanish metal scene for over a decade.
Belgian black metal/punk hybrid formed in 2023, fusing the raw ferocity of black metal with punk's confrontational energy. Their crossover approach reflects the growing intersection between extreme metal and punk subcultures in Belgium's underground.
Rybinsk's Shexna pair doom and folk metal from the Upper Volga city since 2015. Named for the Sheksna River tributary, they channel the waterways of the Yaroslavl region into compositions blending tradition with heaviness.
Vicious Melodic Death / Thrash Metal from Abilene.
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