Artistic post-metal band Light Creates Shadow's music is born from the organic and intuitive connection between guitarist/vocalist Marc Changnon, bassist Jered Johnson, and drummer Adam Young.

Combining progressive dynamics, uniquely delivered vocals, channeled lyrics, and intricately woven passages that power through unorthodox arrangements, culminating into epic walls of sound.

Light Creates Shadow's 3rd album, "Ghosts pass through, running from the body," draws influence from artists such as; TOOL, Pink Floyd, Mastodon, Isis, Emma Ruth Rundle, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Sunny Day Real Estate to name a few.

The album, recorded/mixed/produced by Matt Bayles, takes the listener on an interior journey, inviting them to explore their psyche and confront the Shadow.

Punk rock started as a mode of rebellion and confrontation. It also started as a lot of loud noise. Memphis-based band Lipstick Stains are going to give you a dose of both. Dissonant, jarring, ferocious–the band barrels through explosive punk rock that does not shy away from a socio-political message, while also touching on mental health, addiction, self-esteem, and equality. Their sound evokes both hardcore vitriol and pop-punk sensibilities, all while led by the absolute force that is frontwoman Xanthe Mumm-Saucier. Her dynamic presence commands the stage (and sometimes the floor), relentlessly working the crowd with impassioned vocals and nonstop action. The four-piece have played with acts such as: Agent Orange, the Casualties, PEARS, Red City Radio, Keep Flying, Daikaiju, Gumm, and Thelma and the Sleaze. Lipstick Stains is scheduled to open for the legendary D.R.I. later this year. The group has traveled from St. Louis to New Orleans, Atlanta to San Antonio, and plenty of cities in between. They recently completed their 2023 Texas Takeover Tour and will be heading up the East Coast for their One Way Ticket to Nowhere Tour May-June 2023. Lipstick Stains is currently signed to Emotions False Records and is actively releasing new music. They are also proudly endorsed by Black Harbor Sound and Music Export Memphis, and sponsored by We Are Memphis. If you like your punk rock blaring and brash, then some Lipstick Stains is just what you need.

Scattered between the sleepy city of Peoria and metropolis of Chicago, Illinois, and drawing inspiration from a remote Belarusian city that has been burned to the ground only to be rebuilt like a phoenix rising from its own ashes, MINSK is an enigmatic collection of opposites. The music is at once modern, organic, and other-worldly; songs are stirring sonic journeys.

מזמור, or Mizmor, is a one-man heavy music exploration that began in 2012 as a way of dealing with the mental and spiritual anguish I, A.L.N., feel as a person. More specifically, the content behind the project is that of the existential - primal and innate musings about cause, purpose, self, and god. It is the search for light and truth, or the fact that there is none. It comes from an embittered, burned, confused, and broken heart. It is the fight for survival when reason and foundation has turned to nothingness. It is the crashing down of towers of falsehood and the freedom that comes through a certain kind of grief. Ultimately, Mizmor is the manifestation of my long-felt depression, and neither have an end in sight.

Noah Dooms is a metal artist hailing from Texas.

Metalcore band "Noises"

We have played at:
Chain Reaction
Whiskey a Go-Go
House of Blues
Glass House and many more.

Youtube links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ3YUmZbpm8

Instagram: @noises.official
Facebook: Noises Band Official

Pantheon, features members from Arkansas Metal veterans Fallen Empire, Tangled in Ruin, Abandon the Artifice and Splattered in Traffic. Playing old school blackened death thrash metal with groove elements, Pantheon has quickly secured a diehard following breaking the trends in the Mid-South Metal scene. Currently their debut album “Age of Wolves” released by Necrotic Records in July 2020, moderate success which gave Pantheon time to produce their second album “Empire In Ruin,” released February 1st, 2023, but also sees the addition of Samoth Cook on drums as well as the band parting ways with their original drummer Donnie. Album’s are currently available from their official label Necrotic Records worldwide! Currently seeking endorsement offers


Pantheon is 
B.J. Cook- vocals, lead guitar 
Buzzy Leistikow- vocals, guitar 
Samoth Cook- drums
Jeremiah Baker-bass


https://linktr.ee/pantheon666

Silence the Voice is a 5 piece alternative metal band from Phoenix, AZ. With the focus on life turmoils by bringing what was and what is to the table to show understanding to everybody. From their song "My Inheritance" that talks about them being brought into a world that is difficult and not having the best things in life but overcoming the obstacle themselves. To their song "Condemned" that talks about them ready to give up and end it all but keep on fighting.

Many of their songs reach our inner selves that have been screaming for a long time. Now we have someone who understands the feeling.

Sinshrift's sound can be described as Melodic, Aggressive, and Infectious. Born in the valley of the sun, Phoenix, Arizona. Sinshrift employs the necessary tools to have a successful sound without becoming cliché or compromised. The band has played with many national bands, including rock and metal heavyweights: Motionless in White, In This Moment, Jinjer, Ice Nine Kills, All That Remains, Chelsea Grin, Gemini Syndrome, and Drowning Pool, to name just a few. Sinshrift continues on their path to establish themselves as one of hard rock's credible up and coming acts.

Smile on the Sinner is an aggressive five-piece metalcore band residing in Phoenix, Arizona. Formed in 2015, SOTS spent the next 5 years refining their sound, releasing their “Lazarus” EP in 2016, Followed by their singles “Agony”, “Hollowed Heart”, and “Hush” between 2017-2019. By 2020, SOTS had found their voice with energetic riffs, violent breakdowns, and unapologetically aggressive lyrics, culminating in the “Nihilist” EP, produced by Andrew Wade and released through Modern Empire Records in June of 2021. Now SOTS is looking to capitalize on the heat of their momentum and roll through 2022 like a natural disaster.

Snake Eyez is a straight edge hardcore band from Salt Lake City, Utah blending traditional and modern hardcore to create a tough as nails sound.

SORDES DOMINUM is a three-piece instrumental symphonic act, based in Los Angeles. The band features bassist, Zander Reddis, guitarist and producer, Alex Crescioni, and drummer, Jorden Mitev. With each member of the and drawing musical inspiration from some of their biggest influences, including, Septicflesh, Cradle of Filth, KoRn, Fleshgod Apocalypse, and Sunn O))), Sordes Dominum creates instrumental metal music that is both spectacularly unique, and hauntingly atmospheric and orchestral.

"Dystopian doom of the highest order"
-Desert Psychlist

"A perfect amalgamation of doom/metal icons Black Sabbath, and modern-day legends Corrosion Of Conformity"
-The Sleeping Shaman

Sunweight is a rock/jazz band from Memphis, TN with a vintage sound for the future. With their unique style and progressive sound, the music has elements for anyone to enjoy. Riff heavy with an eclectic jazz approach intertwining guitar solos with saxophone creating the Sunweight sound. With the release of their debut album "Feral" in 2019, the group has toured in the US and have recently released their sophomore effort, a 27 minute epic split in five sections titled "Cannoned Hip", April 22nd, 2022. For more Sunweight, please visit: sunweightmusic.com.

Sludge metal, by its name, would generally be presumed to ooze along: dank-smelling riffs and misanthropy pouring out of a pipe in an ominous flood. Switchblade Jesus, however, is a highly-pressurized sort of sludge: this comes at you like it's blasted out of a firehose, knocking you off your feet. Their upcoming album Death Hymns is a tightly-packed ripper that's all riffs, all speed, all tone, all at the same time.

This is amplifier worship of the highest order: everything is as hot as it can be, with distorted riffs crackling with static and the vocals threatening to dissolve into incomprehensible noise. The crunchy fuzz somewhat buries the articulation on the riffs, but your mind can construct the missing detail through all the energy that's transmitted in its place. Only the bare essentials of the drum kit can -- and should -- be heard through this corrosive spew: the boom of the kick drum, the thud of the snare, the cannon-like impact of tom drums, and the electrifying high-end of the cymbals. Mixed together, songs like "Behemoth" hits like a gut punch, maximizing its use of the entire frequency spectrum with overwhelming bulk.

Switchblade Jesus took all the riffs, all the doom, and all the heaviness from an hour-plus album and compressed it into an explosive burst not even half that length. With the groove and weightiness of more cautious approaches preserved, the band's recklessness propels the infectious riffing to a near-spiritual experience: all glory to the unceasing rampage.

We are a pop-core band based in Tempe Arizona. We have been a band for a few years and have had the opportunity to share this stage with some amazing artists so far. We just got done recording a new single that should be out in a few months.

Threar is a metallic hardcore band from Salt Lake City that formed in 2017.

Sludgy, metallic post-hardcore from Boise, Idaho.

Tyler Gilbert is a rock recording artist and singer/songwriter based out of Montana. He began his career in 2008 and has since then released to date 4 albums and 2 EP's with his upcoming album "Kill the Magic" to be released by Wormholedeath. Gilbert has toured all across Canada and USA, performing at festivals including; Ohio State Fair, Burlington's Sound of Music, Canadian Country Music Award Festival, World Women's Curling Championship, May Run Music Fest, Winnipeg Fringe Fest, International Folk Alliance and the Canadian Western Agribition. His music receives regular airplay on CBC, Sirius XM and digital radio stations around the world. Winner of "Best Song from Solo Artist" in the 2020 Banger Music Awards and a 8-time nominee for the Josie Music Awards in Tennessee in 2020 and 2021. With dark tones, heavy guitar riffs and soaring vocals, his music is described as a blend of Alice In Chains, Ozzy Osbourne, City & Colour and Soundgarden.

Weald & Woe was created in 2018 with the desire to meld a nature-focused spiritualism with the aggression and ferocity of metal into a powerful and emotive force that touches the soul and pummels the body.

Happy Little Horizons is a creative audio-visual journey by Mitch Cooper under the artist name William Takeover. Each month for a full year a new piece will be created using live audio recordings and time-lapse video of digital paintings. A full length album is being written during this process and will be given to holders of the digital collectibles once completed. You are cordially invited to join in the adventure - see www.WilliamTakeover.com for more information.