1996, Richmond, Virginia. On a dirt floor basement, Alabama Thunderpussy is founded, fueled by a desire to play dirty, kick ass Rock-N-Roll. ATP have since gone on to record their 6th album "OPEN FIRE" with a new singer, Kyle Thomas...the smokin' pipes that once fronted EXHORDER and FLOODGATE.
[ATP homepage]

"I'm always creating new art so it seems like a perfect time to release my own product line" says Ron Ransom, the artist behind Artary Ink and Brand-19.
Ron's art has been seen on many of your favorite T-shirts including Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, DOPE, KISS, Slayer, Black Label Society, Lamb of God and many more! [Brand-19 homepage]

Long before the "New Wave of American Heavy Metal" had been christened, Burn The Priest laid the foundation for what would prove to be the rebirth of metal with a pummeling combination of grind, death and thrash. [BTP homepage]

Burnt by the Sun's compositions are meticulously dynamic, paying as much attention to deft nuance and fluid transition as much as being high velocity displays of brute force. The end result is a relentless fusion of post-everything virtuosity that left behind the charred remains of convention and sterility with a scorched earth policy of progression, aggression and perpetual motion. Burnt by the Sun will enter the studio in early 2009 to record their new release on Relapse Records.
[BBTS homepage]

Firmly rooted in the underground heavy sound of present day Arkansas Deadbird's strong metallic, riff-centric edge manages to sneak hardcore, punk, southern rock melody and even vocal harmonies into their music. [Deadbird homepage]

Dixie Witch's southern charm comes oozing through the thick riffs and powerful percussion of what can only be called classic American songwriting.
[Dixie Witch homepage]

Droid are poised to destroy. Their assault stems from a musical skeleton fused by rapid-fire riffs, wicked power grooves and a violent, hardcore crash. On their self-titled Emotional Syphon Recordings debut, the Long Beach, CA quintet embrace a bludgeoning aesthetic that pummels, punishes and pushes the boundaries of heavy metal. [DROID Homepage]

Earthride are a another incredible band from the Doom Capitol/ Maryland, the fertile breeding ground that has spawned: Pentagram, Internal Void, Wretched, Iron Man, Unorthodox, and of course Spirit Caravan. The Earthride sound is a brutal combination of Sherms' whiskey burned, Lemmy-esque vokills trainwrecked into a punishing mountain of doom. One listen to the mammoth wall of guitar that Kyle (sonic titan) Van Steinburg blankets over the concrete rythym section and its obvious that Earthride holds their own. So loud, So alive. All heavy, the Earthride!!!
[Earthride Homepage ]

Founded in Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada) by Tim Roth in the late '90s, INTO ETERNITY first caught the attention of a small Dutch label that released their self-titled debut in 2000. Two years later, sophomore album Dead or Dreaming was released internationally by Century Media Records and was then supported by tours with Dying Fetus, Kataklysm and Hate Eternal which formally introduced the band to the metal world. One of the most critically acclaimed bands in metal and undoubtedly one of its hardest working INTO ETERNITY borrows from all aspects of heavy music to form the perfect blend of technicality, memorable songwriting, traditional heavy metal and the sheer savagery of metal's extreme genres.
[Into Eternity homepage]

Monster in the Machine is more than just music; it's an active aural experience. Vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Shannon Crawford crafted a record that entrances the listener with swirling acoustic melodies and haunting, hypnotic electronics.
[Monster in the Machine homepage]

Call it 70's rock. Call it 'stoner rock'. Call it 'heavy metal'! The fact is - The MOS GENERATOR are playing kick ass, honest, old school heavy Rock 'n' Roll.
[Mos Generator homepage]

New Orleans, Louisiana's powerhouse crust inspired outfit, OUTLAW ORDER (featuring members of EYEHATEGOD, SOILENT GREEN, THE MYSTIK KREWE OF CLEARLIGHT and HAWGJAW) brings you heavy southern hardcore, but with a faster, more ferocious punk rock influence than EyeHateGod. Their debut full-length, entitled "Dragging Down The Enforcer" is set for release this fall on Season of Mist Records. [OUTLAW ORDER homepage]

As Loud As It Gets...RVA Rock N' Roll.
[RPG homepage]

Emerging from deep in the backwoods of the American subconscious, Arkansa's Rwake represent the dirty south with their intensely unique style of acid-drenched metal. Hitting below the bible belt in a narcotic dazed fury of epic proportions, Rwake's thick tar black riffing and vicious male/female vocal attack plunge the listener head first into the abyss as their transcendent melodies and blazing leads raise the spirit to the cosmos.
[RWAKE homepage]

Shame Club is a ROCK-N-ROLL band. PERIOD.
[SHAME CLUB HOMEPAGE]

Experience is like a constantly moving and expanding train that keeps picking up more and more passengers as it cuts through the mountains and the plains. The Shrinebuilder experience train is fuckin' long, long, long and it's rolling strong. The shear weight of it all pushed this thing into another realm the moment the decision was made to do this. The fifth member of Shrinebuilder is the godhead. This record honors the traditions set forth by all those that walked through these endless halls before us. Recording is complete. Stay tuned for a release date with Neurot Recordings.
Shrinebuilder is:
Scott Kelly (Neurosis) Dale Crover (The Melvins) Wino (St. Vitus, The Hidden Hand) Al Cisneros (Sleep, OM)
[Shrinebuilder homepage]

Seattle's Slave Traitor is daring people to walk the plank over their blend of aggressive metal. Providing the US and the rest of the world a glimpse of the shape of things to come from this band of turn-coats and cut-throats. [SLAVE TRAITOR homepage ]

Legendary stoner rock band SLEEP evolved in the 1990s in San Jose, California. With their psychedelic doom sound, Sleep earned much critical and record label attention from early in their career and exerted a huge influence on heavy metal in the '90s. The band split in 1998. Founding members have since gone on to form: High on Fire (Matt Pike) and OM (Al Cisneros). Cisneros is also a member of Shrinebuilder (Wino - Guitar/Vocals, Scott Kelly - Guitar/Vocals, Al Cisneros - Bass/Vocals, Dale Crover - Drums). In May 2009, Sleep preformed two exclusive and never to be repeated reunion sets in England as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties music festival. [Sleep Homepage]

Philadelphia's instrumental power trio Stinking Lizaveta has become an institution of sorts in the US underground music scene. Their eclectic style of music incorporates post-rock, metal, sludge, prog, stoner and doom with jazz stylings and eastern influences. RockDetector's book, 'History of Stoner, Goth, and Doom', categorizes their music as 'doom-jazz', a label that the band have taken to citing when asked to describe their music. [Stinking Lizaveta homepage]

Executing an elaborate schematic of progressive, technical musicianship and earth-shaking rock propulsion, Richmond, VA riff-technicians SUZUKITON deliver an onslaught of anthemic, pulverizing tuneage that intersects math metal, heavy prog, and stoner rock. [Suzukiton homepage]

Power trio led by singer/guitarist WINO, architect of The Obsessed, Saint Vitus and Spirit Caravan. [The Hidden Hand homepage]

Rated No. 1 most extreme in the WORLD, The House of Shock is a haunted attraction located 5 minutes outside of New Orleans, Louisiana. Over the last 15 years, The House of Shock has become a legend based on its intensity, extreme content and the dedication of its 300 member strong volunteer workforce. You haven't lived until The House of Shock has scared you to death! To view operating dates and times, visit: [The House of Shock Homepage]

3 is a band apart: Dark yet uplifting, spiritual without any connection to religion - theirs is a sound that transcends the genre conformity of modern pop culture. Rapid-fire acoustic guitar infused with dynamic percussion, animated drumming and thunderous bass culminate in a listening experience that is at once accessible and unique. Polyrhythms pulse within a symphony of driving metal guitars and melodic vocal acrobatics. 3 offers musicality without pretension.
[3 homepage]

Heavy hittin' hard rock out of Richmond, VA. Small Stone Records. [Throttlerod homepage]

Totimoshi, the gritty and raw Bay Area band, have pointed to their Latin heritage as playing a key role in the shaping of their sound; turning the two disparate parts of the band's personality into music that is undeniably their own. [Totimoshi home page]

Founded in the summer of 2002, US Christmas is a band from the Appalachian mountains in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. USX plays a unique brand of psychedelic, high volume blues rock that evades any easy classification. A group of musicians who pay attention to a wide variety of music from all eras and origins, focusing on themes of earth, nature, and terrestrial human history. And though many have focused on the band's use of vintage synthesizers and theremin, the band does not rely on any one instrument to create its bizarre sounds, proof that brains and hands are a musician's most important tools. [US Christmas homepage]

Oakland- based purveyors of violence. Century Media Records [Watch Them Die homepage]