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Upheaval is a heavy metal band from Bielsko-Biala, Poland, active since 2010 and rooted in classic heavy metal songwriting. The band delivers traditional riff-driven metal from the southern Polish industrial region.
Uphill Battle formed in Santa Barbara, California in 1999 under the name Crawlspace before adopting their final name, playing a style that drew from grindcore's velocity and metalcore's structural tension. Their two Relapse Records albums — a self-titled debut (2002) and Wreck of Nerves (2004) — were noted for combining the dissonance of Discordance Axis with hardcore intensity recalling early Converge. The band split in 2005 and undertook a brief reunion in 2010.
Upir is a black metal project from the Gdansk/Koscierzyna area of Poland, channeling vampiric and winter-themed atmospheres through raw black metal since 2020. The project draws on pagan and occult imagery with a lo-fi, underground aesthetic.
San Antonio deathcore/metalcore with Texas swagger. Unapologetically heavy with Latin influences.
Metalcore band from Manchester, England, active since 2012, delivering atmospheric and dynamic metalcore from one of England's most musically fertile cities. Their sound channels metalcore's blend of melody and aggression.
Los Angeles's Upon Stone have built their sound on the melodic death metal tradition since forming in 2021, bringing a gothic sensibility and emotional weight to a genre often dominated by pure aggression. Atmospheric and dark, they stand apart from the coastal city's more straightforward heavy acts.
Upon the Altar is a blackened death metal band from Tarnow, Poland, delivering what they describe as a pure evil tribute to nineties extreme metal. Their prolific output since 2020 includes the albums Absit ab Ordine Luminis and Profanation's Vapor alongside multiple demos and splits.
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Southampton, England, active since 2012 with over a decade of experience. Their sound bridges the melodic richness of Scandinavian death metal with the energetic hooks of metalcore.
Groove metal and crossover band from Macclesfield in Cheshire, England, active since 2017. Their sound combines groove metal's rhythmic heaviness with crossover's punk-influenced urgency.
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