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Dead Bodies Everywhere (2021)
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Metallica (Remastered Deluxe Box Set) (2021)
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Outside The Box (2021)
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Los Angeles experimental progressive metal act Civil Defiance push beyond conventional song structures, blending odd meters and dissonant harmonic choices into something deliberately off-axis. Their music challenges as much as it rewards.
San Diego death metal act Civil Unrest deliver aggressive, riff-first material grounded in the Southern California underground's long tradition of no-frills brutality. Their music is direct and without ornamentation.
Santa Barbara thrash outfit Civil Unrest operate in the classic mold of West Coast speed and aggression, driving hard through well-constructed riff patterns with a live-wire energy. California thrash tradition runs deep in their approach.
Sacramento's Clandestine Revelation fuse black and death metal into a hostile, atmospheric onslaught rooted in California's underground extreme scene. Cold tremolo riffing meets blasting percussion in compositions that favor atmosphere as much as brutality.
Carlsbad, CA melodic death metal act Climhazzard combine Scandinavian melodic influences with the sun-drenched aggression of the Southern California metal underground. Their sound balances melodic guitar work with forceful death metal rhythmic attack.
Los Angeles heavy metal outfit Cloak Creature bring a lurking, shadowy energy to the LA metal scene, drawing on classic heavy metal tradition filtered through the city's expansive underground. Their music is riff-driven and deliberate, favoring menace over flash.
A solo metal project out of Walnut Creek, California, Cloudbeast combines death metal's brutality with progressive and doom-influenced textures. Their demos suggest a project constantly in motion, willing to pull from thrash and darkness equally.
Oakland's Cloudstone operate at the intersection of black metal and doom, crafting a sound rooted in the Bay Area's rich tradition of heavy underground music. Their music leans into atmosphere and darkness without sacrificing weight.
Long Beach, California's Cloven deal in funeral doom and sludge metal, building songs around glacially slow tempos and crushing heaviness. Active since 2015, they've released material through Midnite Collective, including their acclaimed full-length Blackened Wings.
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