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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Oklahoma City groove metal band formed in 2022, built around the hard-driving rhythmic punch and riff-first mentality that defines the genre, drawing from the vast flatland swagger of the Southern Plains. Groove metal suits Oklahoma's unpretentious working-class rock sensibility, and Sixth Gear leans into that without apology.
Branford, Connecticut progressive and power metal band formed in 2021, blending the melodic grandeur and technical ambition of classic progressive metal with power metal's focus on soaring dynamics and clean vocal strength. Connecticut's proximity to New England's long tradition of progressive rock and metal gives Sixth House a deep well to draw from.
Brussels-based thrash metal band formed in 2017, channeling aggressive, high-speed riffing from Belgium's cosmopolitan capital. Their thrash attack contributes to the revival of the genre across Europe's major urban scenes.
Cleveland heavy metal band formed in 2018, carrying on the tradition of a city that has contributed massively to American rock and metal history. Their straightforward heavy metal approach under the "450sixx" Bandcamp tag — a nod to Cleveland's 440/216 area codes — roots them firmly in the working-class Rust Belt identity that has always driven the region's heaviest music.
Sjerp evolved from dark ambient origins into a hybrid of black metal and dark ambient, creating atmospheric compositions that blur the line between metallic aggression and electronic soundscaping. Their shifting, genre-fluid approach makes them one of the Czech underground's more experimental voices.
Sjukdom is an Oregon black metal project formed in 2017, channeling the cold, misanthropic spirit of Scandinavian second-wave traditions through an American Pacific Northwest lens. Their music is dense and unrelenting, built on tremolo-picked dissonance and bleak atmosphere.
Reykjavik's Sjálfsmorð af Gáleysi merge black, death, and doom metal with an Icelandic name meaning "suicide by negligence" since 2018. Their harrowing thematic scope is matched by music of profound heaviness and desolation.
Sjaeleangst (Danish for "Soul Anguish") channel atmospheric black metal from the Danish underground, exploring themes of spiritual torment through immersive compositions. Formed in 2024, they bring existential dread to the Scandinavian atmospheric black metal tradition.
Sjaelekval (Danish for "Soul Torment") practice black metal from the Danish underground, channeling spiritual suffering through harsh, uncompromising compositions. Active since 2016, they bring Nordic anguish to the Danish scene.
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