Temptress is a heavy trio founded in Dallas, Texas who fuse drone, doom, post-rock, noise, grunge and classic metal into an unexpected blend that sounds at times like each yet is also entirely unique. Comprised of veteran touring musicians Andi Cuba (drums/vocals), Kelsey Wilson (guitar/vocals) and Christian Wright (bass/vocals), Temptress began their musical journey in 2019.  Within just five months, these experienced players went from jamming for fun to writing and recording their first potent songs, self-releasing the self-titled Temptress EP that year and immediately launching into live performances. Recording their first full-length album see with Kent Stump (Wo Fat) at Crystal Clear Sound Studio and releasing the record in 2023 through Metal Assault Records, Temptress toured extensively, leveraging the members’ vast onstage experience to present their hybrid heaviness in the most natural and impactful setting. In their relatively short tenure, Temptress has played over 200 shows across the USA and Canada, sharing stages with bands like Khemmis, Royal Thunder, Eyehategod and Black Tusk, and performing at events like Ripplefest Texas, Grim Reefer Fest in Baltimore, Atlanta Doom Fest and the early days of Austin’s Gravitoyd Doom Fest. Signing to Blues Funeral Recordings, Temptress is ready to harness their relentless work ethic and explosive live presence to incinerate new stages and make instant new fans with their ambitious, genre-warping heaviness worldwide in support of their new album hear in 2026.

Fer de Lance is a Metal Band based in Chicago. With musicians from Moros Nyx, Professor Emeritus, Satan's Hallow, Midnight Dice, Sept of Memnon, and Beastlurker, Fer de Lance came together to make uncompromising music devoid of the demands of genre and scene.

Still Machine—Ray Dybzinski (vocals, guitar), Matt Martin (drums, percussion, backing vocals, keys), and Jason Goldberg (bass, backing vocals)—are veterans, their collective history spanning multiple epochs and genres. From Beak to World Leader Pretend and The Timeout Drawer, their resumes are long, evidence of lives engulfed in music. While honing their chops in earlier projects, members of the group have shared stages with marquee acts like R.E.M., Killing Joke, and Do Make Say Think, an index to their versatility and deep-seated roots in post-punk, indie rock, and beyond.