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Lie To My Face (2022) (2022)
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Metallica (Remastered 2021) (2021)
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Featured Stoner Metal Album
Spitting Fire Live Vol. 2 (2013)
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Los Angeles NWOTHM legends featuring guitar virtuosos from Yngwie Malmsteen to Steve Vai. One of the most historically significant classic metal acts to emerge from the '80s LA scene.
California death metal project exploring the transformation of base matter into gold — or base riffs into brutal extremity.
San Francisco thrash metal project. The alchemical text name adds mystical weight to Bay Area speed.
Alchemist is a thrash/groove metal band from Los Angeles with a prolific output of fifteen releases between 2018 and 2020. The project's rapid-fire catalog includes EPs with names like "Bread" and "BOLDFACE," suggesting an irreverent approach to heavy music.
Aldheorte is a black metal band from Los Angeles. With a 2023 EP and 2024 full-length "Where Gods Have Eyes To See," the project has quickly established itself in LA's thriving black metal underground.
Los Angeles melodic black/death metal project blending Scandinavian-influenced tremolo work with death metal heft. Absence of Light established their template of atmospheric extremity with a melodic core.
Fairfield, California thrash metal project. Solano County speed metal keeping the Bay Area thrash tradition alive.
Chino, California power metal solo project. Inland Empire melodic metal from the suburban sprawl east of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles black metal project drawing on nature mysticism and atmospheric textures. With three releases between 2018 and 2020, the project balances raw aggression with passages of ambient beauty.
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