Los Angeles' Deathchant take a DIY punk approach to heavy psych and stoner metal, channeling '70s hard rock twin-guitar harmonies in the vein of Wishbone Ash and Thin Lizzy through a rawer, hardcore-influenced lens. Signed to Riding Easy Records, their third album 'Thrones' showcases fluid tandem guitar acrobatics married to an unpolished, punk-rock urgency.

Dogma is a theatrical all-female heavy metal outfit whose costumed live performances channel the showmanship of Kiss and Alice Cooper alongside the modern heaviness of In This Moment and The Pretty Reckless. The band's melodic metal anthems and striking visual presentation have earned them festival slots and headline tours across North America and Europe.

Dogstar are a guitar-driven alternative rock trio whose story has always been grounded in friendship and unpretentious band chemistry. Bret Domrose's voice and guitar give the songs their melodic front, Robert Mailhouse's drums keep the arrangements direct, and Keanu Reeves' bass sits as a steady, warm anchor rather than a celebrity distraction. The band's first run produced Quattro Formaggi and Our Little Visionary, records shaped by the college-rock and grunge-era language of ringing guitars, mid-tempo push, and emotionally plainspoken songwriting. After a long dormancy, Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees reintroduced Dogstar with a cleaner sound but a similar emphasis on sturdy songs over studio spectacle. The newer material has a relaxed confidence: guitars shimmer or thicken as needed, vocals stay understated, and the rhythm section favors feel over flash. Dogstar's music is not aggressive in a metal sense, but it carries a hard-strummed, 1990s-rooted weight that connects it to the broader guitar-rock continuum. The band's best songs work because they feel lived-in, modest, and built to survive outside the mythology around the people playing them.

Dorothy are a Los Angeles hard rock band fronted by vocalist and songwriter Dorothy Martin, whose voice gives the project its mix of grit, soul, and arena-sized force. Emerging in the mid-2010s, the band drew attention with a self-titled EP and the full-length ROCKISDEAD, which framed Martin's vocals inside bluesy riffs, swaggering rhythms, and modern rock production. 28 Days in the Valley, Gifts from the Holy Ghost, and later work broadened the emotional range, adding gospel, Southern rock, spiritual themes, and a stronger sense of personal recovery without abandoning the heavy guitar foundation. Dorothy fit hard-rock scope through blues rock riffing, big vocals, and a touring presence connected to contemporary mainstream rock and metal audiences. The songs are built around impact: stomps, claps, riffs, and choruses that leave room for Martin to push from smoky restraint to full-throated release. What separates Dorothy from simple retro rock is the emotional center. The music can be glamorous and polished, but it is strongest when faith, survival, heartbreak, and defiance all move through the same loud, blues-rooted frame.