Formed in 2009 in Reading, Pennsylvania, RIVERS OF NIHIL – which can be can be defined as the continuation of a neutral flow of retaining emptiness; humble, egoless…— took shape after Jake Dieffenbach (vocals), Ron Nelson (drums), and Jon Kunz (guitars) got together to create a band to push the boundaries of death metal. Formed out of the ashes of their previous band, Jake, Ron, and Jon played their first show as a three piece, but soon after the band recruited Adam Biggs (bass/vocals) and Brody Uttley (guitars) who had both recently exited their own old band. RIVERS OF NIHIL went on to self-release two EPs—2010′s Hierarchy and 2011′s Temporality Unbound. The band played several shows and toured throughout the East Coast and Midwest, including stops at Midwest Fuckfest with Dying Fetus, Misery Index and Arsis, and Akron Deathfest with Complete Failure. RIVERS OF NIHIL continued to tour in support of their EPs, sharing the stage with Suffocation, The Faceless, Despised Icon, Revocation, Beneath the Massacre, Dysrhythmia, Decapitated, Six Feet Under, and Decrepit Birth, logging over 50 dates in the US alone. Enter the summer of 2012; RIVERS OF NIHIL and Metal Blade Records began talks, and in September the band was officially signed to the label. In March of 2013 RIVERS OF NIHIL entered the studio with death metal master Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, ex-Morbid Angel) at MANA RECORDING STUDIOS (Cannibal Corpse, Goatwhore, Exhumed, Mountain Goats) in St. Petersburg, Florida to begin the recording of their first full-length studio set for release before the end of 2013. Once RIVERS OF NIHIL finish recording they will hit the road to play in front of as many metalheads as possible during the summer and fall to support their upcoming Metal Blade Records debut.

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Black Crown Initiate is an American progressive death metal group from Reading, Pennsylvania currently signed to eOne Music. The band formed in 2012 and self-released their first EP Song of The Crippled Bull, which was met with positive reviews. They began touring relentlessly in early 2014 with fellow extreme metal bands such as Goatwhore, Behemoth, and 1349, and lead to them being signed by eOne Music in June 2014.[1] With eOne, they have released both The Wreckage of Stars and their most recent effort Selves We Cannot Forgive, which was released on July 22, 2016.

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MØL is a shoegaze/metal music project based in Århus, Denmark. Signed to UK label Holy Roar Records and part of Prime Collective, DK. https://www.facebook.com/moeldk https://moeldk.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/10AROE3jG5grMdhlNyZiWo Their first self-titled EP møl, released in 2014, was mixed & mastered by Maximilian Forst of Forester Recording Studio, who has formerly worked with such bands as Heretoir and Thränenkind. Their sophomore release entitled "II", released 2015, was mixed by Jacob Bredahl (ex-Hatesphere) at Dead Rat Studios and mastered by Brad Boatright. It was met with rave reviews from the Danish underground magazines and helped the band receive more exposure in the Danish music scene. Since then, they have been working endlessly on perfecting their debut album "JORD", to be released 13th of April, 2018 on Holy Roar Records. Their first lead single PENUMBRA has already been featured in Metalhammer, Kerrang! and more. Besides this, MØL have been playing alongside other acts such as Katatonia, Oathbreaker, CABAL, Wolves in the Throne Room etc. MØL strives towards creating a massive, impressive, dreamy wall of sound that may crush or envelope the listener and take him/her to distant places of the imagination.

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Orbit Culture brings an icy Swedish storm to the modern metal scene. Hailing from the town of Eksjö, the four-piece crafted a sound of crushing riffs, wild melodies, and razor-sharp hooks—catapulting them from underground favorite to full-blown festival headliner. With albums like 'Nija', 'Shaman', and 'Descent' under their belt, they’ve toured with Machine Head, Avatar, and Slipknot, and played iconic venues—including a sold-out Madison Square Garden. With a new album in the works and global plans set for 2025, Orbit Culture continues their unstoppable rise to the top of the metal world.