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WxCxM is a thrash/crossover band from Goiânia, Goiás that has been grinding out street-level chaos since the mid-2000s, releasing records including "Esgotocore" (2005), the split "Blasfêmia e Terror" (2005), "O Caos Continuará" (2009), and "Zona Norte" (2015). Drawing on crust, hardcore punk, and thrash, the band blends aggression with the spontaneity of the Goiânia underground scene.
Drone and doom metal duo from Liège, Belgium who describe their mission as writing "music for gods." Active since 2015 with releases like Exile to Beyn Neharot and āl bēlūti dārû, their conceptual works draw on ancient Mesopotamian and religious imagery, and they performed live at Roadburn Festival in 2023.
Heavy metal band from France formed in 2021. Wych Elm crafts classic heavy metal with a dark, organic aesthetic drawn from the ancient forests of rural France.
Heavy and stoner metal band from London, England active since 2015. Wychhound blends classic heavy metal power with stoner rock's psychedelic groove from the British capital.
Cleveland's Wyld Timez weaponize the rawness of first-wave black metal and fuse it to the locomotive momentum of speed metal and classic heavy metal, resulting in a high-energy blast of blackened aggression formed in 2021. Their approach pulls from the leather-and-spikes underground with a restless, reckless energy.
NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal band from Portsmouth, England formed in 2019. Wyldefyre revives the spirit of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal from the Hampshire naval port.
Wyoming Young and Strong are a Seattle sludge metal act formed in 2019, channeling the Pacific Northwest's tradition of heavy, feedback-laden music into dragging, punishing dirges. Their name belies the bleakness of their sound, which leans into the oppressive end of the sludge spectrum.
North Carolina's Wyqm have been operating in the underground black metal sphere since 2011, pursuing a raw and austere approach to the genre that prizes atmosphere and conviction over polish. Their long tenure in the US black metal underground speaks to a dedicated, uncompromising artistic vision.
Black metal band from Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic active since 2010. Wyrm channels the darkness of northern Bohemia through raw black metal steeped in the genre's underground traditions.
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