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Columbus death metal project from the Ohio underground.
Black metal project that migrated from Raleigh to Columbus, Ohio. Their 2020 debut features a Greek-language title — The Forbidden Carnival — hinting at Mediterranean literary influences channeled through American black metal.
Canton, Ohio groove metal project named after a Between the Buried and Me track, emerging in 2025 with two releases. Doomworld Technologik blends industrial and metal influences for a sound that matches their dystopian name.
Xenia, Ohio death metal project whose name evokes both domestic horror and a near-miss on the number of the beast. Minimal output from a small Ohio city known more for tornadoes than extreme music.
Cincinnati power metal project from the Ohio underground.
Cleveland death metal project from the Ohio underground.
Dayton death metal project from the Ohio underground.
Newark, Ohio death metal project with five releases since 2012. Albums like Human Consciousness Experiment and Acts to Continue in Breathless Sleep explore the boundaries of consciousness through punishing extremity from small-town central Ohio.
Athens, Ohio death/thrash metal project from the home of Ohio University. The arachnid name and college-town setting pair scientific taxonomy with Appalachian Ohio's blue-collar metal tradition.
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