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Agnauseam is a groove and stoner metal band from Columbus, Ohio. The band blends heavy grooves with stoner metal's fuzzed-out sensibility.
Ahriman is a death/black metal band from Toledo, Ohio named after the Zoroastrian spirit of destruction. Active since 1997, the band has released four recordings over twenty-five years, with Hungarian-titled tracks like "Bőrkoporsó" suggesting Eastern European cultural connections.
Akashic Haze is a stoner/doom metal band from Circleville, Ohio. Their 2022 EP "Hashteroid" — a portmanteau that tells you everything you need to know — delivers four tracks of hazy, riff-driven stoner doom.
Columbus, Ohio post-metal and psychedelic project. The Russian word for 'shark' adds predatory edge to atmospheric heaviness.
Rogers, Ohio thrash metal project. The meta-name — simply 'Album' — is either brilliantly self-aware or deliberately confusing.
Alcocide is a thrash/heavy metal band from Dayton, Ohio. Their 2024 EP "Voices of the Dead" delivers three tracks of thrash from the birthplace of aviation.
Prolific Hudson, Ohio solo project from composer Alexander Brandon, spanning heavy metal, electronic, and soundtrack work across a massive catalog. More video game composer than metal band, but the heaviest corners of the discography bring genuine riff worship.
Bowerston, Ohio progressive metal solo artist. Ambitious prog from the rural heartland of Appalachian Ohio.
Grove City, Ohio heavy metal band from the early 2000s with a traditional metal approach. Three releases between 2002-2004 document a band paying tribute to classic heavy metal fundamentals.
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