Emerging from the darkest and most desolate areas of the Midwest, Casket Robbery creates its own signature style of death metal by infusing horror and occult themes. Their trademark huge riffs and unstoppable grooves create the unrelenting, brutally catchy, and eerie sound that only Casket Robbery is known for. Death metal with a wink. 
 Casket Robbery’s intense, high energy shows have quickly surfaced a die hard following. They continue to show a relentless work ethic and dedication to their fanbase. After the release of their debut album Casket Robbery has toured the United States continually, hitting large festivals like Full Terror Assault, Michigan Metal Fest, Toledo Death Fest, and Milwaukee Summerfest. Casket Robbery has shared the stage with Cannibal Corpse, Jungle Rot, Psycroptic, and more. Casket Robbery has partnered with Blood Blast for the release of their second album, Rituals Of Death, which pushes the boundaries of their crushing horror aesthetic. The band's darkest themes to date will be sure to please long time fans and continue to grow their rabid fan base. 
 Your unrelenting nightmare has just begun.

Illusion of Fate delivers an intense and dramatic live experience, fusing a thrashing attitude with the ferocity of blackened death metal and the ethereal grandeur of orchestral compositions. Cloaked in the visual aesthetic of black metal, the band’s live performances are a ritualistic spectacle of aggression and energy. Since 2023, they have completed several tours across the U.S., leaving their mark on stages shared alongside Obscura, Vale of Pnath, Pathology, Decrepit Birth, Valdrin, Volcandra, and Gorgatron. Illusion of Fate has also conquered festival stages, including the historic Milwaukee Metalfest and Tennessee Metal Devastation Music Fest. Their debut album, Portals to Kur, released on May 10, 2024, has received critical acclaim online, noted for its fresh yet familiar sound, further cementing their reputation as a rising force in extreme metal.

Formed in 2014, Matianak (MAH-TEA-AH-NAH) which means death of a child that is also known as pontianak which is an Indonesian folklore vampiric ghost witch that died from stillbirth, was founded and created by the vocalist Arelys Jimenez. A Black metal band from Chicago with a evil twist and hellish banshee screams and dark evil tunes. This Vision of the band is to express the music through theatrical visuals in our performances and take you into the minds of the mentally insane. We want you to feel our music as a story itself. We use real animal bones, candles, feathers, fire, and dark imagery. The creativity through our dark arts consist of cultural influences, a variety of music genres, horror, tribes, and real stories of the mentally unstable. Our lyrics are based on these types of people and some personal experiences. Our goal is to give you a show into our disturbing world and make you feel uneasy with our visuals, imagery, our performances and music. Catching one of our shows will be well worth it...if you dare.

Blackened Death Crust from Chicago. DETHCRUST available everywhere.