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Motorhead
Metal/Speed Metal/Thrash
London, England

For Fans Of: Come on, you know what Motorhead sounds like.
You have to keep the Motorhead blastin’ on a regular basis, if not… eh, I guess we’ll let ya slide this time. But really, you have to start workin’ on that. Heres a video for your enjoyment.
Motorhead “Ace of Spades”

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Fight Amp
Punk/Hardcore/Metal
West Berlin, NJ USA

For Fans Of: Neurosis, Converge, Tragedy
Fight Amp just put out a monster of an album. Their sound, atleast to me, seems to be heavily influenced by some great bands such as Neurosis, Isis, Converge, and Tragedy. However, they are their own beast!
Hungry For Nothing is already one of [...]

Heatstroke
Grind/Hardcore/Metal
Tempe, AZ USA

For Fans Of: Artimus Pyle, Capitalist Casualties
To kick off some changes here at RisingFist, Heatstroke has allowed me to let all of you download their Demo/EP for FREE. We also now have a FREE Download Lounge area that we’ll be adding to as great up & coming bands offer up their [...]

I just read this on Mastodon’s Myspace Blog, even more reason for me to get Guitar Hero 3 now. The game is so addictive! I wish somehow any album I bought could be played on Guitar Hero.
“Hey metalheads,
Our song “Sleeping Giant” is now featured as a download on Guitar Hero 3.  If you think you [...]

Isis
Sludge/Post-Rock/Metal
Boston, MA USA

For Fans Of: Neurosis, Explosions In The Sky, Pelican
Found this badass video of Isis on YouTube. The song Grinning Mouths, which is off their 2004 release Panopticon, is one of my personal favorites.
Not many bands can create such an intense, mood altering sound that will feel like a charlie horse at [...]

Big Business
Metal/Sludge Metal
Seattle, WA USA

For Fans Of: High On Fire, The Melvins, The Sword
Oh man, this is one band I wish I hadn’t slept on for as long as I had. Big Business is a 2 piece sludge outfit that favors the low-end, and they do it as good as any!
They’re comprised of [...]

Teen Cthulhu
Metal/Punk/Grind
Seattle, WA USA

For Fans Of: Artimus Pyle, Dystopia, Book of Black Earth
Teen Cthulhu’s 2003 full length entitled “Ride The Blade” was one of the most intense and breathtaking albums I have heard since I started listening to hardcore and metal music.
A crossover between old school grindcore, black metal, and straight up hardcore. [...]

Poison Idea
Hardcore Punk/Metal
Portland, Oregon USA

For Fans Of:Black Flag, The Germs, Kill Your Idols
One of my all time favorite bands! These guys truly lived the punk rock lifestyle, over-indulging on music and every pleasure life had to offer. By the time their guitarist Tom Roberts (aka Pig [...]

Neurosis
Heavy Metal/Alternative Metal/Hardcore Punk
Oakland, CA USA

For Fans Of: Isis, Cult of Luna, and Mastodon
Once upon a time, before Neurosis became the crushing, progressive metal outfit we know them now to be, they actually played some straight up hardcore punk. Ofcourse, just like with anything they do, they [...]

Shai Hulud
Punk Rock/Hardcore
Pompano Beach, FL USA

For Fans Of: Strongarm, Unbroken and Deadguy
I don’t think these guys need much of an introduction, because if you claim to know anything about Metalcore then you should be well versed in the “Shai Hulud” chronicles.
If you haven’t heard these guys [...]