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The Bestiary (2025)
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Live In North America (2021)
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Emperors and Fools (2022)
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New York City black metal project. Named after the demon queen of the night, adding Jewish demonology to NYC's diverse black metal scene.
Agressor is a heavy and power metal band from New York City. With four releases between 2018 and 2021 — including the full-lengths "Medieval Rites" and "Neverending Destiny" — the band plays classic-styled power metal with an epic, medieval flair.
New York City power metal and speed metal project. The predatory name promises hunting music from Manhattan.
Long Island, New York thrash metal project. Suburban aggression from the land of strip malls and speed metal.
New York melodic death metal project. The name's fairy-tale imagery belies the Scandinavian-influenced aggression beneath.
New York City heavy metal/hard rock project with an enormous 2025-2026 output — twelve releases in under two years. A hyper-prolific solo endeavor pushing out volume at a pace that dwarfs most full bands.
Rochester, New York thrash metal project. Roswell mythology meets Western New York speed metal.
Brooklyn doom metal project named after the alchemical universal solvent. Music that dissolves everything it touches.
Newburgh, New York metalcore veterans who helped define the metallic hardcore sound of the late 90s. Celestial Rot continues their legacy of punishing, mosh-ready aggression decades into their career.
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