The members of metalcore outfit Avenged Sevenfold were still in high school when they formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach, CA. Still, it didn't take long for M. Shadows (vocals), Zacky Vengeance (guitar), Synyster Gates (guitar), the Reverend (drums), and Johnny Christ (bass) to make an impression with their aggressive hybrid of metal and... [+] Read More

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Blood Tsunami formed in 2004 with Pete on guitar and vocals and Jay on drums. The music of Blood Tsunami was, and still is, nothing but vicious and aggressive old school thrash metal, heavily influenced by the Bay Area Scene and German Thrash Metal from the 80's. Soon Riff Randall joined on bass and Dor stepped in on the second guitar. Shortly... [+] Read More

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"6 Top Guns, spewing forth the power of heavy metal".

There once was a time where 'heavy metal' was not about how low your tuning was, how brutal your vocals were or how much double kick action the drummer could belt out. Once upon a time, heavy metal encompassed more - the passion, the conviction, belief in the god of metal... oh,... [+] Read More

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n the Beginning God Created Heavy Metal, and now Lubbock has it's taste of true Heavy Metal. Hail to Arms burst upon the underground Lubbock scene in a series of shows that got them a considerable following. Combining headbanging riffs, harmonized leads, shredding solos, pounding drums, fluid bass, melodic vocals, and ripping screams, HTA has... [+] Read More

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Even before the release of their debut album, Road to Bloodshed, Asheville, NC metal quartet Sanctity earned respect and recognition from two generations of heavy metal royalty. First, Trivium frontman Matthew K. Heafy saw Sanctity and was so blown-away that he helped get them a record deal. Then, Megadeth's Dave Mustaine caught Sanctity's... [+] Read More

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Hailing from Dallas, TX, A Dozen Furies first gained attention as contestants on MTV's Battle for Ozzfest. The five-piece modern thrash band won the contest and earned a spot on the second stage for the 2005 run of the long-running heavy metal fest. The MTV exposure and constant touring, both on and off the Ozzfest circuit, led to the Furies... [+] Read More

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Washington, D.C.'s Darkest Hour is a supporter of the death metal/hardcore merger, founded in the early '90s by such outfits as Carcass and Entombed. Comprised of members Mike Schleibaum (guitar), Billups Allen (bass), John Henry (vocals), Fred Ziomek (guitar), and Ryan Parrish (drums), the band formed in the mid-'90s, inking a deal with the New... [+] Read More

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Beginning in 2002, Austin-based metalcore quintet At All Cost started working hard to record, book shows, and promote its political and social agenda to anyone who would listen. Texas audiences responded both to the music and the band's hard work, and by 2003 the quintet had affiliated itself with Fiddler/Imprint to release the Shattered Dreams... [+] Read More

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