1. Sanguisugabogg - Homicidal Ecstasy (Ohio)
Genre: Brutal Death Metal Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0n98EIfTSiyxUZHUojHykN?si=ZdtAynqsSO6QRXFmL0dTNQ
DOWN TUNED DRUG DEATH
2. Dream State - Untethered (Wales, United Kingdom)
Genre: Rock Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3PPxT6AXgPvvajfvP1LQtw?si=nSsj58NuSmaDuNRDUQtRtQ
"‘Untethered’ is confident, exciting and pushing the band’s sound in a new direction. Dream State aren’t just back, they’re essential."
Dream State are back with a new line up and a new EP. 'Untethered' is out this Friday. - Ian Kenworthy from Punktastic
3. Osiah - Chronos (Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom)
Genre: Death Metal / Black Metal Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4zdj6e05Eh8uLVJ6V0V3Mu?si=4knXQpNqR3WaCf1rgQ-aIw
Hailing from the extreme music melting pot that is the North East of England, Osiah transcend the deathcore label with what could possibly be the most torturous barrage of filth the UK has produced in recent years. Crushingly intense breakdowns and deathly chops tread a familiar path, but jarringly detuned guitars, unpredictable tempo changes and vocals that range from wide-ranging pitched screams to commanding guttural bowel openers add an extra evil to the sound that cannot be put in words.
4. Not Scientists - Staring at the sun (Lyon, France)
Genre: Indie Rock Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0fHTYbsxk3Wo0P8NgWVGCW?si=MEemYc1uQ3Kw09l4fV3TpQ
Not Scientists was created ten years ago in the shadow of the French Alps. After releasing a first EP and first album, The split EP shared with the legendary Hard- Ons in 2017 hinted at the tone of their second album released the next year on the German labels Kidnap Music and Rookie Records. With slower tempos and New Wave influences, the broadened palette displayed on Golden Staples is surprising and captivating. The first lockdown linked to the global pandemic made their voluntary and temporary break from touring both mandatory and more lengthy than they had intended. They took full advantage of the enforced isolation and idleness to fully explore their creative process. Staring At the Sun is the gleaming result. Staring at the Sun is an ode to New Wave melodies - a tribute to The Cure and Killing Joke - and is the flagship of a band that is driving hard into uncharted seas. «Like Gods We Feast» or «Secrets» sum up the fantastic change of direction: the addition of loops and synthesizers, the persistence of an indestructible rhythm section, the intertwining counterpoint of sparkling guitar melodies...Backed by Kicking Records (France), Kidnap Records and Rookie Records (Germany) Not Scientists have left the beaten path and are careening headlong into the creative underbrush, blazing a new path and leaving shredded convention in their wake.
5. All Out War - Celestial Rot (Newburgh, New York)
Genre: Metalcore/Hardcore Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/34jZDyPFvvXhL4YeBICAiV?si=vT1mYw_iQOimTwmOKOwoqQ
ALL OUT WAR has assaulted the masses with their punishing brand of metallic crossover aggression, documented through a multitude of recordings, including piles of singles and EPs and seven subsequent LPs since 1991.To get a taste of All Out War's musical style, envision the savage raw intensity of hardcore colliding head on with the brutality of metal. From the very beginning the band has established themselves as one of the most devastating units in underground music. Constantly pushing the boundaries, All Out War has gotten more extreme with each release. Their arsenal of recorded misanthropy and waves of touring, has led the band to become a respected staple act for metal and hardcore fans worldwide. All Out War is comfortable in many circles. The five piece has not only crossed over and spit in the faces of the closed-minded, but has been a dominant force in both genres Time has only honed the band's killing capabilities. As savage as they come All Out War continues their malicious onslaught into another decade. With no sign of slowing down, All Out War embarks on another campaign of total destruction on the unsuspecting masses. Beware, you have been warned.
6. Somebody's Child - S/T (Dublin, Ireland)
Genre: Indie Rock Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5b84ozqhKiJG9LN1IjVac1?si=GN1UbIOETLaI4ZMS9MZCuw
Starting his musical journey aged five in Paris, Cian Godfrey (aka Somebody’s Child) took to playing the piano in the family apartment. Upon moving back to Ireland, he gained an interest in songwriting, enabling him to tell his own stories. These narratives often reflect upon difficult mental health experiences, as well as the endearing happenings of a youngster growing up in Dublin. A groundbreaking voice in the Dublin music scene, Somebody's Child has fast become one of the hottest prospects in Ireland, with early singles receiving enthusiastic support from national radio (RTE Rising Artist 2020). An appearance on The Late Late Show followed, as well as an opening slot for Kaiser Chiefs at Dublin’s Arena just before the Covid shutdown. The band’s snappy and energetic live show had already been creating a word-of-mouth buzz by the time of Somebody’s Child’s debut headline tour at the back end of 2021, which culminated in sold out shows in London (Colours), Dublin (Button Factory) and more. It wasn’t long before seminal NYC indie label Frenchkiss Records (The Drums, Local Natives) came knocking, signing the band and putting them into the studio with Mikko Gordon (The Smile, ISLAND) in London - the resulting album, "Somebody's Child", will be released on February 3rd, 2023.
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1. King 810 - K5: follow my tears (Flint, Michigan)
Genre: Metal Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4LBpvfFaQzQKJU1GUVPniC?si=dyvMk2t5SlKydLmHsk442g
Your favorite band’s favorite band.
2. Conjureth - The Parasitic Chambers (San Diego, California)
Genre: Death Metal Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0dy1LkyRZMuGXto5YE6Z77?si=GVn8GAmOS-W9wjHcyopX0A
Death Metal in the ways of old.
3. Still_bloom - euphoria_ (International)
Genre: Metalcore / Nu-Metal Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6h4smhKMIjD0RN0F7dlIda?si=XYN6VkxMQECVVhMIgbcLOg
still_bloom is an international audio entity based out of the usa and the uk.
capturing the anathema of alienation and paranoia, still_bloom delivers a chaotic experience that is driven by sheer existential terror and emotional suffering.
you shall all become as gods.
downer_
4. Astral Moon - Into Solar Abyss (Rochester, New York)
Genre: Psychadelic / Doom Metal Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Fo8lmTXMihNCdWIH5NIPA?si=S5qSSr_BTsCyykp-bfRwzQ
Astral Moon is a one-man doom metal band formed in Rochester, NY in 2020. Fronted by Aidan Amy, he has since released one full-length album in 2021, Astral Necromancy, and has announced his second full-length, Into Solar Abyss, set to release 1/25/23.
Amy draws influence from bands like Electric Wizard, Black Sabbath, Sleep, Type O Negative, Woods of Ypres, and The Doors to create a psychedelic, fuzzy atmosphere - with a pinch of gothic doom. As an experienced saxophonist, he began incorporating sax solos into his songs with ‘Beneath the Coffin Grain’, adding a unique sound to doom. Prior to Astral Moon, Amy had a history of experimental electronic projects between 2017 - 2020. Some of these include the 90’s rave-inspired ‘Think’ and the gritty, industrial soundscape ‘Morte Pandemic’. He began making metal under the moniker of ‘Sister Constriction’ in mid 2020, producing a demo EP with an industrial thrash sound. He later abandoned the project and began putting his passion for doom metal into motion with the creation of Astral Moon by the end of the year.
5. Lil Yachty - Let's Start Here (Mableton, Georgia)
Genre: Hip-Hop Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6icQOAFXDZKsumw3YXyusw?si=E75sJ5O7R5ew6VZhtnHtXQ
Combining feel-good positivity, druggy weirdness, and wild ATLian flair into a style he termed "bubblegum trap," rapper Lil Yachty scored his first platinum single with "One Night" (2016). Within two years, he had a pair of Top Ten albums with Teenage Emotions (2017) and Lil Boat 2 (2018), and a Grammy nomination via DRAM's "Broccoli," on which he was featured. Between the release dates of those proper albums for the Quality Control label, Yachty's approach shifted from a reliance upon willfully off-key singing and lackadaisical rhyming to that of a comparatively traditional MC, albeit with his irreverent sense of humor still gamely displayed. His style continued to evolve with his following recordings, including 2020's Lil Boat 3 and 2021's Michigan Boy Boat. Born Miles McCollum in the metropolitan Atlanta city of Mableton, Yachty began to break in 2015, when Drake's OVO Sound Radio aired his bizarre and singsongy "Minnesota." He truly crossed over in 2016. During the year, he released Lil Boat and Summer Songs 2, his first two commercial mixtapes for the emergent Quality Control Music The former featured "Minnesota" along with "One Night," a woozy party cut that reached number 30 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart, cracked the Hot 100, and went platinum. Also during the year, he was featured on DRAM's "Broccoli" and Kyle's "iSpy," both of which went Top Ten pop, and was part of Chance The Rapper's Top Ten release Coloring Book. "Broccoli" was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Coloring Book took the award for Best Rap Album. Yachty continually added to his secondary discography as a collaborator, most visibly beside Carly Rae Jepsen on a remake of Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock's "It Takes Two," but during 2017 and 2018, he directed most of his energy toward his first two proper albums. Teenage Emotions, issued in May 2017, peaked in the Top Ten of the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, highlighted with the charting single "Peek a Boo," featuring Migos, Yachty returned the following March with Lil Boat 2, on which he sounded more like a traditional rapper with greater emphasis on enunciated verses and a reduction in off-key vocalizations. Following 2022's "Humble," a collaboration with Diplo , he scored a minor hit with the solo track "Poland."
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1. Nedrugh - Depersonalize (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Genre: Black Metal Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4is0Vr7z1L11KK3jPPVJ1b?si=PgdkYdWkQ6G-V_s4beg38w 
2. Sáasil - Ephemeral (Mexico)
Genre: Black Metal / Blackgaze Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4C8X7zBzTNxYwZUEhUaPsD?si=lApTKp94QS2bXfDm0UOaWw
Post Black Metal Ethereal and Melancholy.
3. Kota the Friend - Lyrics to GO, Vol. 4 (Brooklyn, New York)
Genre: Hip-Hop Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2AfU5LYBVCiCtuCCfM7uVX?si=cETeFXX1REyWQwdrNbR4Rw
Brooklyn rapper Kota the Friend bucked trends, favoring musically rich instrumentals and vivid, sometimes surreal wordplay over the interchangeable trap styles of many of his peers. His personal, often introspective lyrics and jazz-inflected beats met with well-groomed production on his 2020 album Everything. In 2021, he teamed up with producer Statik Selektah for the project To Kill a Sunrise. The third volume of his Lyrics to Go series appeared in 2022, as well as the album MEMO. Kota the Friend was born in Brooklyn in 1992. He started exploring music by playing trumpet at age eight, growing more and more interested in music production in his high school years. He performed in various bands and worked as a cinematographer for independent musicians' video projects before establishing himself as a solo artist with a trio of singles in 2017. Kota's style blended jazzy undercurrents with R&B touches over beats that took cues from multiple phases of hip-hop's evolution. His full-length debut album, Anything, was released in 2018 and included cameo appearances from Hello Oshay, Childish Major and Angel Haze. Positive reviews and press buzz came quickly, but Kota decided early on to stay independent. He would turn down offers from major labels multiple times over the next few years, opting for a D.I.Y. approach that offered him more creative control. In 2019, he released the FOTO mixtape, and the next year he followed it with the brief project Lyrics to Go, Vol. 1. His second studio album, Everything, was released in May 2020. Its summery production and unique arrangement choices gelled into one of Kota the Friend's most successful projects yet, in terms of both critical reception and the charts. A second volume of Lyrics to Go, which included the single "Pomegranate," followed in 2021, as did To Kill a Sunrise, his collaboration with producer and DJ Statik Selektah Lyrics to Go, Vol. 3, a 22-minute release that was still longer than either of the first two parts in the series, was released in 2022, followed by the full-length MEMO and single "Red Lights." Now we introduce Lyrics to GO, Vol. 4 ~ Fred Thomas
4. For I Am King - Crown (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Genre: Melodic Death Metal / Power Metal Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2etNWORcmPZZBKxcyt6dF4?si=lZHQZEhiRYqLkLqZ7V5tWg
Dutch metal band FOR I AM KING are gearing up for the release of their brand new full-length studio album CROWN - the band's first release since the 2018 sophomore album ‘I’. The quintet offers modern, complex and furious but always catchy metal with hypnotic melodies, driven by the unique vocals of front-woman and eyecatcher Alma Alizadeh. The coming album is set to be released on the 19th of January 2023 serving as the proverbial crown to the quintets ten-year career. Since being formed in 2013, FOR I AM KING has released two albums ('Daemons' in 2016 and 'I' in 2018), which were internationally acclaimed by fans and critics alike. Furthermore the quintet has performed numerous shows worldwide, such as Japan, China and Europe (a.o. Jera On Air, Wacken Open Air, Metal Days, FortaRock, Full Force).
5. New Found Glory - Make the Most of It (Coral Springs, Florida)
Genre: Pop-Punk Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ghjRm4M2vChDfTUycx0Ce?si=LQf2GZpxQnuvvvgexJ4yKQ
As New Found Glory can attest, life moves quickly. Just three years after forming in Coral Springs, Florida, in 1997, the group were fast-tracked from local upstarts to mainstream stars on the back of ebullient pop melodies and hardcore-tinged breakdowns, setting off a blast of pop-punk dynamite that still lights the torch for modern acts more than two decades later. They became the voice of an underground movement, spurring iconic gold and platinum records (2000’s New Found Glory, 2002’s Sticks & Stones, and 2004’s Catalyst), countless MTV appearances, an entire subgenre (easycore) and sold-out tours the world over. But, as the band have also learned, everything can get upended in the blink of an eye. In December 2021, fresh off the celebratory Pop Punk’s Still Not Dead Tour in support of their 10th album, Forever + Ever x Infinity, guitarist Chad Gilbert was found unresponsive in bed at home, rushed to a local hospital, and diagnosed with an 8-inch cancerous tumor, a rare pheochromocytoma. Hospital stays, surgery, and a long road to recovery followed – but, in typical New Found Glory fashion, so did the songs. The band’s new acoustic album, Make The Most Of It (Revelation Records), tackles the last year head-on with their most emotional and cathartic collection of songs to date. The album is a rumination on what it means to grieve, to live, to approach every day with appreciation and a sense of fulfillment.
6. Scalp - Black Tar (California)
Genre: Death Metal / Grindcore / Violence Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5CszF8X0mZXt8Tck93HJuv?si=KN8EqbCQQ8-BofV8ja9ZHQ
SCALP carved their way into the underground consciousness with Domestic Extremity (Creator Destructor) during 2020. CVLT NATION christened it “one of the most exciting and explosive heavy albums of the year,” while NO ECHO raved, “The Southern California outfit absolutely slays, spewing forth elements of power violence, death metal, hardcore, and sludge in a truly terrifying way.” During 2022, they hit the studio with producer Taylor Young [Deadbody, Twitching Tongues] of The Pit Recording Studio to cut Black Tar. The musicians only pushed harder than ever to match the intensity of the subject matter.
“Black Tar is a very negative outlook on my past life experiences: trauma, addiction, psychosis, losing family members to overdose, personal opinions with religion, and blasphemy,” notes guitarist Devan Fuentes. “I saw a side of humanity that was pretty disturbing to accept. It’s seeing people’s houses, seeing how they let themselves rot away, and seeing individuals who shouldn’t be alive kept alive just to live in suffering rather than die. The story isn’t about redemption or recovery. It’s very unfiltered judgement, and I wanted to replicate those experiences in the most disturbing way.”
7. SKÁLD - Huldufólk (France)
Genre: Nordic Folk Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3uliAYf4KyTkBpVf3BiWVv?si=wlOrYjZnQcibNMbyFxmGLA
In the last few years, SKÁLD has taken an unexpected path through the international musical landscape by breathing new life into the Viking spirit. The group was founded in 2018 when producer-composer Christophe Voisin-Boisvinet brought together some first-rate talents to form an immersive musical project; SKÁLD embraces the ancestral spirit of the ancient skalds who chanted of the legends surrounding the peoples of the North and their gods.
8. GLOM - Pebble (Brooklyn, New York)
Genre: Lo-fi / Indie Rock Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0OY528sf5HGsPB2xi8BJ4H?si=4zV17rzPQXORmoxlxje0jA
indie lofi slowcore shoegaze rock boyz GLOM’s forthcoming EP, "Pebble" manages the trick of making self-examination and dystopian thoughts feel and sound good. “A lot of the songs are derivative of how hellish our current world is,” explains Dunnevant. “But from a musical standpoint, a lot of this record is happy and upbeat. They’re heavy songs, but you don’t have to feel bad about it.
9. Turbid North - The Decline (Fort Worth, Texas)
Genre: Death Metal / Doom Metal Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6006zYjiggH7b9BySvr1ps?si=4uX2mOMORT6gP6W_EKm4nQ
Turbid North is a three piece heavy doom band originating from Alaska and currently located in Fort Worth, Texas. After a hiatus, 2022 saw the band regroup to release their 3rd full length album "The Decline". Written during some of the bleaker periods in the band's lifespan, the album sees a darker and more aggressive sound added to the formula. Featuring themes of depression and mental illness, all set in the landscape of sci-fi lore that permeated their last album. "The Decline" is a collection of songs that delves into the downfall and self-destruction of a person.
10. Tactosa - Exit Wounds (Tampa, Florida)
Genre: Deathcore Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1maC5DWQKBAQqmjfp3qCpI?si=EcXYU-gkSu2nvWdjxjl7CQ
Central Florida based Tactosa takes the raw, crushing sound of early Deathcore into the modern day. Piercing high vocals, brutally heavy riffs, combined with modern hardcore and death metal influences, makes Tactosa feel like a fresh return to form for the genre.
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1. Nicole Dollanganger - Married in Mount Airy (Whitchurch-Stouffville, Canada)
Genre: Gothic Dream Singer-Songwriter Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MfC3pip8rY8OFLJVVNvBO?si=GliPs7uDRwCV1jCZy__yEQ
Southern Ontario singer/songwriter Nicole Dollanganger first began posting her gothic dream pop songs on her blog in 2012. With her childlike voice and dark lyrical content, Dollanganger soon developed a devoted base, self-releasing four full-length records written, recorded and produced alone in her bedroom. In 2015 she was the first artist featured on Grimes Eerie Organization, a collective created solely for the purpose of releasing Dollanganger’s fifth album Natural Born Losers. In the following year, Dollanganger’s song “Chapel" featured in episode 16 of The Walking Dead and Run For Cover Records reissued 2013’s “Ode to Dawn Wiener: Embarrassing Love Songs" and 2014's "Observatory Mansions".
2. True Faith - Go to Ground (Boston, Massachusetts)
Genre: Goth/ Post-Punk / Shoegaze Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6pFgoptrzxRnASd8o4weON?si=JrVe6sbkRXqZfTPVuHyZxw
Boston can be a cold and desolate place, but there’s a warmth hidden under its shadows and deep within its edges. The True Faith embody that spirit, twirling along the margins of post-punk and coldwave to create a magnetic sound that’s rooted in the quintet’s adopted home city. Acclaimed debut EP "As Much Nothing As Possible" was released January 2021 via emerging imprint à La Carte Records, the first recorded doctrine of a band on the brink of its own internal evolution. With the release of their debut full-length album, "They Can Always Hurt You More," are songs about love and loss, pain and euphoria, the gray in between the black and white. Now released is Go To Ground!
3. HolyName - S/T
Genre: Holy Drone Violent Worship Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/70dru8oehK8CwnNzANx6CJ?si=nCBs7n36S1uR0oKzx2Bd0g
HolyName’s watchword is preachcore, and their self-described sound of “holy drone violent worship” makes a lot of sense when you hear their songs. The new album is essentially a love letter to Christ and a tribute to the history of eastern orthodoxy. A season of death and profound brokenness caused Tommy Green to dive deeply into the very beginnings of the church, seeking for the connection between holy orthodoxy and liturgical practices, and today’s modern Pentecostal charismatic church. He found beauty in a hidden treasure that he didn’t fully understand, his pain driving him to a place he never intended to go. Orthodox imagery is extremely influential to the graphics and lyrics of HolyName’s work. The holy orthodox church and the historical origin of Christianity became very important to Tommy personally and that’s why the imagery seems so saturated with traditional ancient orthodox Christianity.The genesis of the idea of HolyName sprang from a lockdown project when Joe and Tommy recruited friends from their church community nationwide to participate in a worship “mix tape.” Tommy’s initial contributions were an acoustic song he wrote in 2014 called “Meet Me Somewhere Quiet” and a cover of a song by his brother-in-law Aaron Craner called “Fall On Your Knees”. He sent the songs to Joe who turned them from acoustics to fully instrumental heavy tracks. When the duo heard the first finished products they were excited to keep going. Tommy felt like he was using the songs and the choruses and the sounds of HolyName to try to keep his faith alive when he felt like it was dying.“Some of the answers that I have been given by the modern charismatic Christian culture weren’t adequate. There were gaps that I couldn’t seem to fill in the face of death. I knew the faith that brought me brought me through Sleeping Giant and nurtured that ministry was beautiful, but I was losing such faith that I needed to find the eyes of Christ somewhere and I couldn’t seem to get my feet under me with the answers that I had. I was really in danger of walking away from quite a lot.” The search into the origin of his faith opened the door for Tommy to fall in love with orthodoxy. He has been able to use the experience of this project to process his grief and work through broken-heartedness. In addition to Tommy Green and Joe Holt, the HolyName project features mixing and mastering by Ryan Leitru, additional vocals from The REV Gang choir, Brook Reeves of Impending Doom, Eric Gregson of xDeathstarx, Joe Advent, Danon Saylor of Nothing Left, Ryan Clark of Demon Hunter, and Mike Felker of Convictions, with beats produced by Hunter Babcock of Wolf Skin.
4. The Wise Man's Fear - Atlas Ruinica (Indiana)
Genre: Fantasycore Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Ir2YUbOtgP5GeOzQicQ44?si=YvCtOfPSTS2tstkHveSOtA
SPINNING UNFORGETTABLE LORE THROUGH SWEEPING CLEAN VOCALS, CRUSHING HARDCORE BLUDGEONING, AND DYNAMIC METALLIC PROFICIENCY, THE INDIANA “FANTASYCORE” SEXTET—PAUL LIERMAN [DRUMS, LYRICS], JOSEPH SAMMUEL [VOCALS], CODI CHAMBERS [GUITAR], TYLER EADS [VOCALS], NATHAN KANE [GUITAR, VOCALS], AND THOMAS BARHAM [BASS]—BUILT TOWARDS THIS MOMENT ON THEIR 2015 INDEPENDENT DEBUT CASTLE IN THE CLOUDS AND ITS 2017 FOLLOW-UP LOST CITY. INTEGRATING IMMERSIVE FANTASY INTO A HYBRID OF METAL, DEATHCORE, AND ALTERNATIVE, THEY CARVED OUT A SINGULAR NICHE.
5. Obituary - Dying of Everything (Tampa, Florida)
Genre: Death Metal Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0SbGI4sb8dAKFZnK7RFyhz?si=xGsAKldPTwmkvUjSrYQPhQ
Tampa, Florida's Obituary are a veteran death metal band whose origins date back to the style's first wave. Though they've endured lineup changes, three of its original members -- drummer Don Hardy, vocalist Tom Hardy, and guitarist Trevor Peres -- have been aboard since 1986. Their early sound juxtaposed lo-fi death metal and hardcore, while Hardy's vocals, though screamed, were readily decipherable -- this is no longer true and lyric sheets are necessary. Early albums including 1989's Slowly We Rot and 1990's Cause of Death embodied the chug and burn aesthetic. Following the release of 1997's Back from the Dead, they split for several years. In 2004, a reunited quintet recorded Frozen in Time. Xecutioner's Return followed in 2007 to glowing reviews internationally. Darkest Day appeared in 2009. The band issued Inked in Blood in 2014 and Obituary in 2017. Three live albums and the single "A Dying World" were released between 2020 and 2022. In January 2023 the full-length Dying of Everything was released by Relapse
6. Wiltwither - The House I Lived In (SINGLE) (Columbia, South Carolina)
Genre: Metalcore Music: https://open.spotify.com/track/3zbKRN4120rxB4qLjkbNes?si=ceb4ab58b495408c
Wiltwither is a collection from the Carolinas that focuses on the tough realities people face. They weave together topics like loneliness, abuse, loss and depression while blending grim, noisy, unstable elements of metalcore, nu-metal, thall and hardcore. These songs...these lyrics are ours, but they belong to you. We are all in pain. Reminiscent of Loathe, Silent Planet and Spiritbox.
7. Cold Steel - Deeper Into Greater Pain (Tampa, Florida)
Genre: Metallic-Hardcore / Crossover Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2inu89bjNrWjp92nEqloP2?si=7iU4yHqGRcmBDAmbHsB9qA
The Homies
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1. Remorseful - Our Law, Grace (Massachusetts)
Genre: Black Metal Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/67Fk8fSrUacXjVI6AYYBRU?si=275kB0ZuQZKIXhOuhHs18g
Remorseful is antifascist and intersectional feminist.
2. Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power (Detroit, Michigan)
Genre: Pop-Punk Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2FcxTTXQKgTdJzTeACMlVU?si=nutXkQ9PREWvdoVCV47jhg
A band as colorful and explosive as their name implies, Fireworks is a band who create a sound with enough pop quality to keep your little sisters attention and enough edge to rid them of the "guilty pleasure" status. Hailing from stereotypically suburban Metro Detroit, Fireworks is comprised of five electric personalities with endless influences. Together they create a unique blend of "infectious, well-written punk with an undeniable sense of melody.
3. Beautiful Death - Finis (Melbourne, Australia)
Genre: Acoustic Black Metal / Indie Folk Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Rqjq9sDEbaEiVPg0eqy8p?si=wuGNkVCGRB-uO0eyr3U2SQ
Australian based neo-folk and black metal one man project.
4. Anti-Flag - Lies They Tell Our Children (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Genre: Punk Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30sqtiTKIb1oDve0SdYayT?si=LI5CXIVMQeyEvx8dwrV69A
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Anti-Flag have made it abundantly clear for nearly thirty years that their message and presence will always feel relevant at any given time. Never afraid to offer raw and unfiltered critiques on the failings of the modern political landscape, or position themselves across multiple genres, Anti-Flag are committed to constant evolution. While their early material was rooted in fast, anthemic, and visceral punk rock with classic albums such as Die for the Government and For Blood and Empire, Anti-Flag has brought the rock back into punk rock with later records including American Fall and 20/20 Vision. Now 13 records in with Lies They Tell Our Children produced by Jon Lundin (Good Charlotte, Senses Fail, Sleeping With Sirens) the band offers it’s boldest collection of songs to date in the form of a compelling concept album. Working with Lundin was the perfect union, as Chris #2 declares, “I think you can hear that in the songs, there is an urgency to it and that’s how we recorded them. We wanted to stay on task and knew what we wanted both sonically and politically. I don’t think we’ve worked this meticulously on songs since 2006 with For Blood And Empire.” With the release of Lies They Tell Our Children, and ANTIfest 2022, the Pittsburgh punks in Anti-Flag are set to continue their artistic evolution and mission for revolution.
5. Wisdom And War - Superior Design (Worcester, Massachusetts)
Genre: Metallic Hardcore Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2bMNVNhVzqmjB05W7dNeXx?si=bFD6JIvxT_ynWtlqdr8Gkw
"Central/Western Massachusetts metallic hardcore band Wisdom & War are releasing a new eight-song EP, Superior Design, on Unbeaten Records this Friday. The EP was produced by Charlie Abend, and Aaron Knuckles of Death Threat lends his voice to opening track "Can't Stop Me" (and his guest vocals were produced by NYHC veteran Don Fury). The EP owes as much to nu metal as it does to classic hardcore, and as you'd probably hope and expect, it's bone-crushingly heavy." - Andrew Sacher @ Brooklyn Vegan
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1. Blame God - S/T (Long Island, New York)
Genre: Hardcore / Powerviolence Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hozROjjlTjuyzbXBMTKuB?si=d13-u7eiSUiTKAB46k1JEA 
2. Sleep Dealer - Confession (Moscow, Russia)
Genre: Post-Metal / Instrumental Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3spV4ipk7tqVzM7n494tr5?si=iTr17e8rRRmI_ebJa1XlKg
"Hi, my name is Vadim. This is my post-rock project. I created it in 2009, releasing the debut album, The Way Home, which gained popularity among listeners around the world. After 10 years of creative activity and the release of 7 more releases, I decided to find a guys to play live shows. Many thanks to everyone who is not indifferent to my work."
3. World End Man - Suffer Leader (Tokyo, Japan)
Genre: Death Metal Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6aUwyVIK8cmf4VX8ei35B3?si=CPDFvH4uTjO0fX0OJNTL5g 
4. Darko - Dethmask, Pt. 2 (US)
Genre: Deathcore Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7C6FTHcdowgX4dzKUd678K?si=Kx7LEErwSfWi-5-1NNTE-A
Baby J of Spite and Tom Barber of Chelsea Grin bring you Darko
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1. PassCode - REVERBERATE ep. (Osaka, Japan)
Genre: Japanese Idol Metal Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6AIX7SZPkjZ2u7gZaw1uQo?si=bYck5M6jREWU_9cIWyg5oA
Passcode was formed in Osaka in 2013 and consists of the four vocalists Nao Minami, Kaede Takashima, Emily Arima and Hinako Ōgami. Passcode is supported by a backup band. After releasing several singles and albums on smaller labels, the group signed to Universal Music Japan and released their second full-length album Zenith in 2017. In 2018 the band signed with British record label JPU Records and released a best-of record called Ex Libris Passcode in Europe. Their song "Ichika Bachika" became the opening song for the second season of the live-action film adaption of Kakegurui. In June 2020, their ninth single "Starry Sky" debuted at number 1 on the Japanese Oricon weekly singles chart and the Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales chart, selling over 7,000 units in its first week after release.
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1. Bloodclot - Souls (New York City, New York)
Genre: Hardcore Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0PFHcCaLkbx3hGoKG6hUEP?si=GmKNOM8TSv-iWq2TKv4ZmQ
"After a pandemic-induced hiatus, former Cro-Mags vocalist John Joseph has once again revived his Bloodclot project, a band that dates back to his days as a roadie for D.C. hardcore pioneers Bad Brains in the early ’80s. The latest incarnation of Joseph’s metalllic hardcore quartet features guitarist Tom Capone (ex-Quicksand), bassist Craig Setari (Sick Of It All) and drummer Darren Morgenthaler (ex-Madball). Musically it’s a Slayer-inspired hardcore rampage akin to that band’s late ’80s output, though Capone’s at-times dissonant guitar adds a post-metal tension to the track. It was produced by Laz Pina (Ill Niño) and mixed by Chris Collier." - Adem Tepedelen @ Decibel
2. The Doppelgangaz - Black Cloak Lifestyle (Orange County, New York)
Genre: Hip-Hop Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4J8pjytuR06BizCeBKBIDk?si=B3puS3vMTZqbCE8_PO0lBw
Orange County, New York hip-hop group The Doppelgangaz consist of longtime friends Matter Ov Fact and EP. The cloaked two man has always championed a DIY ethos, handling everything in-house. After starting their label Groggy Pack Entertainment in 2010, the Ghastly Duo has been consistently releasing music and touring internationally. Their sole purpose is to feed their beloved supporters affectionately dubbed "Shark Nation." In 2022, the Gangaz are slated to drop a smorgasbord of new music culminating in the release of their next album, Black Cloak Lifestyle. The title references the mantra used by The Doppelgangaz since their inception.
3. Foxblood - Dissociation Vacation (Melbourne, Australia)
Genre: Metal / Post Hardcore Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/17pjImdVvIja9Es8R436NP?si=gIfgAmvYSoGemdz7rIOAKQ
Foxblood is a five-part metal band from Melbourne, Australia.
4. Circa Survive - Two Dreams (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania)
Genre: Rock Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/11FY888Qctoy6YueCpFkXT?si=LOiWDk2aQJO94PpXWplKEQ
Today, it’s hard to remember that Circa Survive vocalist Anthony Green, guitarists Colin Frangicetto and Brendan Ekstrom, bassist Nick Beard and drummer Steve Clifford – began their journey together so eagerly. After several years, two successful album and limitless amounts of love and respect earned and shared between one another, Circa Survive has become one of the most impactful, ethereal bands on the planet. Perhaps even more significantly, they’ve also become a family – which explains why the suburban, Pennsylvania house that serves as the band’s writing and rehearsal space is also their shared home. “I’m pretty sure that each member knows everything there is to know about everyone in this band, being together as much as we are,” laughs Beard. It’s precisely that level of intimacy that’s fuelled Circa Survive’s every action – including tours with bands like My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria and Cute Is What We Aim For – and infused their critical accomplishments – they graced the cover of Alternative Press’ coveted 100 Bands You Need To Know issue (April 2007) – with a sense of pride. So by the time Circa Survive was ready to begin crafting the follow-up to 2005’s breakthrough Juturna, the chemistry and togetherness combined with their shared experiences was ready to extend to their music as well.
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1. ††† - PERMANENT.RADIANT (Los Angeles, California)
Genre: Dark electro-pop Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3gPZCcrc8KG2RuVl3rtbQ2?si=j_8A90EXTcmjr4efiF8TAg
Crosses (usually stylized as †††) is the musical side project of Deftones singer Chino Moreno, Far guitarist Shaun Lopez, and bassist Chuck Doom, based in Los Angeles, California, and formed in 2011.
2. Woods of Desolation - The Falling Tide (New South Wales, Australia)
Genre: Black Metal / Post Metal Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3SzTaaNgwUukUhQZVKMKFK?si=w_T3SewDTiWFMB4bXMmYpQ
WOODS OF DESOLATION was formed by multi-instrumentalist D. in 2005 as a means for personal expression through music. Firmly built upon this ethos, a series of demo recordings garnered a solid following within underground black metal circles worldwide. Continually evolving and working with different guest musicians, D. began to showcase his talent for crafting melancholic, yet at times uplifting, melodies on the debut album Toward The Depths (2008), further refining it on the Sorh EP (2009) and the influential sophomore full-length Torn Beyond Reason (2011). In 2014, Woods of Desolation released the critically acclaimed third full-length As The Stars. This album saw D. further introduce a wider array of musical influences, such as post rock and shoegaze, into his unique take on black metal, becoming one of the main protagonists in what would become the burgeoning genre of post black metal. Additionally, lyrical themes were expanded beyond what had come before – nature, life, sorrow – now personally exploring the metaphysical aspects of spirituality and the afterlife. In the years that followed, D. created two new black metal projects REMETE & UNFELLED, simultaneously writing material for the next Woods of Desolation full-length. In 2021, the long-awaited follow up to As The Stars was recorded, and is slated for release via Season of Mist.
3. Thousand Below - Hell Finds You Everywhere (San Diego, California)
Genre: Post-Hardcore Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0iU3WDujScAofxcK2EMypN?si=CTAsllHrRQeaHWKp3d3UOg
Thousand Below’s vulnerable, ambient, yet ultimately hopeful self-examination of loss, life and healing is an enduring theme resonating in the band’s signature sound. The range within their genre is an homage to the band’s intimate experience through the stages of grief. The American quartet-- James DeBerg [vocals], Josh Thomas [guitar], Josh Billimoria [Bass], and Max Santoro [drums]-- descend into the visceral anger and raw anguish echoing throughout their lyrically-jarring debut album The Love You Let Too Close, followed by the somber instrumentation of an ultimately quieter emotional discourse in their sophomore album Gone In Your Wake. Their newest album, Hell Finds You Everywhere, persists as a reflective introspection to the narrative of their second album, and demonstrates a maturity of sound.
4. Lionheart - Welcome To The West Coast III (Oakland, California)
Genre: Hardcore Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dOCTX1ATvti0d4uaxwlO3?si=QjiE58-iQO6zfc2sqpkTxg
Oakland, California’s reigning kings of heavy hardcore first stormed onto the scene in 2007 with their debut album: The Will To Survive. Lionheart came out swinging with a full blown assault of blistering metallic hardcore. They quickly followed it up with 2010’s ‚Built On Struggle‘, 2012’s ‚ Undisputed‘ and years of nonstop touring. Following a short break after the release of Undisputed, the band came back stronger than ever with 2014’s ‚Welcome To The Westcoast‘. The album debuted at #1 on both iTunes metal and GooglePlay metal charts. Lionheart stormed onto the scene again in January 2016 with ‚Love Don’t Live Here‘. The album title, a nod to a classic R&B/ Motown song by the same name, shows the bands unwillingness to conform to the typical "hardcore mold“, as well as the bitter and unforgiving lyrical content the band is known for. November 2017 saw Lionheart unleash “Welcome To The West Coast II”. A sequel to “Welcome To The West Coast” (2014), the album brought forth a new era in California Hardcore, and saw them again debut at #1 across the iTunes Metal charts and Google Play metal charts.
5. Ghostwreck - 1954 (New York City, New York)
Genre: Metal / Hard Rock / Alternative Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3i6G93UHfF0fvrKnUg36uv?si=qfjErbmfQvmMMfyPyN3XeQ
Songwriters from New York City. A mix of Rock, Metal, Alternative, and whatever feels right.
6. Ready For Death - S/T (Chicago, Illinois)
Genre: Death Metal Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/35K8lKEhCSzSuoPjbe2TjA?si=0Gq5qrw7T6KvjdJOYcqPtA
"Ready For Death is a new thrash band featuring Artie White (Indecision, Milhouse, Concrete Cross), Dallas Thomas (Pelican, Asschapel, Swan King), Dan Binaei (Racetraitor, Haggathorn), Shawn “The Beast” Brewer (Haggathorn), and Luca Cimarusti (Luggage, Annihilus). The band came together after a chance encounter between Artie and Dallas, who met while taking their kids to taekwondo class, unaware of each other's musical histories until one day when their kids were having a playdate and Dallas dug through Artie's record collection. "Swans... Bolt Thrower... Napalm Death... Neurosis...wait...this guy isn't a normal dad!" The band name also came from Dallas' five-year old daughter, who one day busted the door open to his basement studio with a toy sword and yelled "READY FOR DEATH!" before attacking her dad." - Andrew Sacher @ Brookyln Vegan
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1. Jet Fuel Soda - American Soda Candy Rock (Philadelphia, PA)
Genre: Indie / Rock Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1qecGeIKxSaovL6qSRleaw?si=TzeE21jgRiu9hHC69S5tEA 
2. Wage War - The Stripped Sessions (Ocala, Florida)
Genre: Metalcore Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6bu7CtcOMWcS0BMq7snHW6?si=XYV0tIoRQieCMGhMMnjQAg
Through an unwavering dedication to progression, Wage War sharpen their patented hybrid of heavy pit-starting technicality and hummable hypnotic melodies with each subsequent evolution. Look no further than the aptly titled third full-length from the Florida quintet, Pressure [Fearless Records]. The band—Briton Bond [lead vocals], Cody Quistad [rhythm guitar, clean vocals], Seth Blake [lead guitar], Chris Gaylord [bass], and Stephen Kluesener [drums]—drove themselves to fully realize their ambition by pushing harder. A whirlwind four years set the foundation for such a statement.
3. Other Half - Soft Action (Norwich, United Kingdom)
Genre: Punk / Noise Rock Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32ho80wRRKWv0oeaW2eyLX?si=-rajfJ2rQCq-hBDoDF4xvQ
Norwich based Other Half met through a mutual love of the UK DIY punk scene, driving a really long way to shout at people and (broadly) vegan slop.The band released their debut album, Big Twenty, via Venn Records (Gallows, Bob Vylan, Marmozets & more) in 2020. A sprawling, violent slice-of-life, the release garnered praise from various outlets, with The Line Of Best Fit calling Big Twenty’s vivid world ‘volatile and dark, but also enthralling to hear’. They are set to release their second album, Soft Action, via Big Scary Monsters (American Football, Cursive, The Get Up Kids, Meat Wave), in December 2022. The album finds Other Half distilling the sneering punk and sardonic storytelling that characterised their first album, whilst amplifying the most melodic and dissonant parts of their sound. The discordant squall of Sonic Youth, the ragged hooks of Pixies and the searing intensity of bands like Converge, all underpinned with the wiry vocal interplay of singers Cal and Soapy. Play it like you mean it.
4. Despite Exile - Wound (Milan, Italy)
Genre: Post-Deathcore Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5EEsjl7MtBzrpPVKHmJYBD?si=Xti4NtoHQMiN2Ruvlxii8A
Six piece post-deathcore outfit hailing from Northern Italy. Despite Exile is delivering rage and fury, blending technicality and fast riffs with epic melodies.
5. Your Spirit Dies - Our Saints Drown In Ash (Columbia, South Carolina)
Genre: Metallic / Harcdcore Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0iLA9qNrXngiyQqZjcnwxt?si=vBlBBRlJSYS9_-qtkYkCFQ
Columbia, South Carolina act Your Spirit Dies is determined to set the record straight on metalcore. Formed in 2019 and making their recorded debut on 2020’s The Process of Grief, they call back to the halcyon days before metalcore was just hardcore’s more popular but markedly less cool younger sibling. Instead of watered down, radio-ready choruses and questionable fashion choices, Your Spirit Dies delivers deft, darkly melodic riffing and surgically precise, crushing breakdowns. Taking cues from Gothenburg melodeath inspired acts like Undying and Arkangel, the band understands the power inherent in the form when it’s done right. There are enough harmonized leads and triplet breakdowns here for even the most rigid metalcore purist to take note. But with modern sensibilities and the power of hindsight in their toolkit, this is a fresh take that is just as likely to attract new fans to the genre as it is to impress old ones. This isn’t a rehash, but a reimagining. A peek into an alternate universe where metalcore went left at the fork instead of right, eschewing commercial appeal in favor of authenticity. Your Spirit Dies is not just what metalcore could’ve been—It’s what it should be.
6. Brojob - A Very Deathcore Christmas With Brojob (Los Angeles, California)
Genre: Deathcore Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/180Rv5adp0TxkQUawZM0wG?si=eQ7dRnkgQGyXSbvyvl3JGQ
Renowned for having the finest asses in all of Deathcore, BROJOB are a collective of the most devastatingly handsome gentlemen in the metal genre. The band claims to have the smallest dicks in the industry, but they refuse to comment on their balls. BROJOB are known for their incredible composition and muscular figures. Their goal? World domination in the name of eternal sexiness.
7. Art Of Defeat - Nautilus (St. Petersburg, Florida)
Genre: Metalcore Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6kLfAIySWfamyM1nSqgzZK?si=xLWMpgLNQ0-OJ5ielIsH8Q
Art of Defeat is a post metalcore band hailing from different corners of the continent. They formed early 2019 in the Tampa Bay Area. Five musicians with varying influences, blending different flavors of heavy to create music that hits hard. Kick back, relax, and enjoy what Tampa Bay metalcore has to offer you.
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