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Metal

Scan of 2026-10-14: convergence across scene charts, KEXP and the blogs. Links play on Spotify. Your ear makes the call.

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Heard small, moving since.

Act	First heard	Then	Now	Δ	Status
Thornhill	2026-07-01	242,436	254,731	+5.1%	Breaking
Catch Your Breath	2026-07-01	246,191	256,278	+4.1%	Breaking
Cyst	2026-07-15	6,151	12,646	+105.6%	Climbing
Showing Teeth	2026-09-07	25,699	31,005	+20.6%	Climbing
Decaying	2026-07-01	99,407	111,660	+12.3%	Climbing
ASAVA	2026-08-30	17,480	19,241	+10.1%	Climbing
PSYCHO-FRAME	2026-07-01	46,262	49,311	+6.6%	Climbing
DECALIUS	2026-07-01	163,269	173,483	+6.3%	Climbing
Curta'n Wall	2026-07-01	57,812	61,277	+6.0%	Climbing
Imminence	2026-07-01	217,392	230,040	+5.8%	Climbing
Hotbox	2026-09-07 Count unverified	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Count unverified

On the verge

Real audience, still early — where being first happens.

Act	Listeners	Signals
Moodring	80,139	chart · neighbor	▶ Hear
Crown Magnetar	36,664	chart	▶ Hear
Die Spitz	143,653	chart · scout	▶ Hear
Andromeda	237,041	chart	▶ Hear
Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway	236,399	chart	▶ Hear
Rosenfeld	233,012	chart	▶ Hear
Imminence	230,040	chart	▶ Hear
Sleep Theory	225,889	chart	▶ Hear
Soen	225,026	chart	▶ Hear
Bleed from Within	222,975	chart	▶ Hear
Volumes	214,250	chart	▶ Hear
Nailbomb	214,158	chart	▶ Hear
Leprous	211,891	chart	▶ Hear
Cavalera Conspiracy	210,283	chart	▶ Hear
Dismember	198,033	chart	▶ Hear
Këkht Aräkh	197,998	chart	▶ Hear
Orion	197,937	chart	▶ Hear
PALEFACE SWISS	196,454	chart	▶ Hear
Haken	195,411	chart	▶ Hear
Solence	191,768	chart	▶ Hear
Ektomorf	184,378	chart	▶ Hear
Immolation	175,594	chart	▶ Hear
Fit for an Autopsy	175,490	chart	▶ Hear
DECALIUS	173,483	chart	▶ Hear
Unprocessed	167,004	chart	▶ Hear
Kanine	164,673	chart	▶ Hear
Forest	162,027	chart	▶ Hear
Blood Incantation	158,773	chart	▶ Hear
Intervals	154,166	chart	▶ Hear
Monuments	153,190	chart	▶ Hear
Vildhjarta	148,462	chart	▶ Hear
Angelmaker	146,581	chart	▶ Hear
Brand of Sacrifice	144,477	chart	▶ Hear
Shadow of Intent	143,638	chart	▶ Hear
Jerome	143,214	chart	▶ Hear
Invent Animate	142,449	chart	▶ Hear
Orbit Culture	140,540	chart	▶ Hear
Mgła	137,720	chart	▶ Hear
VOLA	135,029	chart	▶ Hear
President	132,344	chart	▶ Hear
Havok	131,684	chart	▶ Hear
156/Silence	126,963	chart	▶ Hear
Sanguisugabogg	125,180	chart	▶ Hear
Raunchy	122,911	chart	▶ Hear
Novelists	120,177	chart	▶ Hear
Bodysnatcher	116,923	chart	▶ Hear
Morgue	115,913	chart	▶ Hear
Decaying	111,660	chart	▶ Hear
Killer Be Killed	111,454	chart	▶ Hear
Tulus	110,766	chart	▶ Hear
Exhorder	110,486	chart	▶ Hear
Left to Suffer	107,186	chart	▶ Hear
Caligula's Horse	106,662	chart	▶ Hear
Burn the Priest	98,879	chart	▶ Hear
Mark Morton	94,778	chart	▶ Hear
The Unguided	94,532	chart	▶ Hear
Humanity's Last Breath	91,168	chart	▶ Hear
Signs of the Swarm	88,363	chart	▶ Hear
Andromida	86,014	chart	▶ Hear
Alien Weaponry	84,387	chart	▶ Hear
200 Stab Wounds	83,916	chart	▶ Hear
Reflections	74,626	chart	▶ Hear
I Built the Sky	74,198	chart	▶ Hear
Shokran	73,727	chart	▶ Hear
Gaerea	71,816	chart	▶ Hear
AGONY	70,601	chart	▶ Hear
Skyharbor	69,696	chart	▶ Hear
Klone	68,676	chart	▶ Hear
Skinlab	65,533	chart	▶ Hear
Hämatom	64,433	chart	▶ Hear
Spectral Wound	62,140	chart	▶ Hear
Curta'n Wall	61,277	chart	▶ Hear
CyHra	55,493	chart	▶ Hear
Destrage	53,369	chart	▶ Hear
Crypta	51,973	chart	▶ Hear
Follow the Cipher	51,314	chart	▶ Hear
PSYCHO-FRAME	49,311	chart	▶ Hear
Grip Inc.	45,160	chart	▶ Hear
Bonesaw	43,980	chart	▶ Hear
Pist.On	43,084	chart	▶ Hear
Demotional	40,125	chart	▶ Hear
Eyes Wide Open	39,619	chart	▶ Hear
Dimebag Darrell	38,335	chart	▶ Hear
Karmanjakah	38,267	chart	▶ Hear
Ember Falls	36,424	chart	▶ Hear
Kraken	36,203	chart	▶ Hear
Save	33,560	chart	▶ Hear
Rev3rent	31,750	chart	▶ Hear
Cydia	30,659	chart	▶ Hear
The Dali Thundering Concept	30,588	chart	▶ Hear
Rise to Fall	30,400	chart	▶ Hear
My Dear Addiction	25,207	chart	▶ Hear
The Interbeing	20,163	chart	▶ Hear
Kryn	19,271	chart	▶ Hear
Ends With A Bullet	17,026	chart	▶ Hear
Ravenface	16,983	chart	▶ Hear
БеZумные Усилия	16,403	chart	▶ Hear
Sarea	15,976	chart	▶ Hear
Leander	14,540	chart	▶ Hear
Cyst	12,646	chart	▶ Hear
Samadhi	10,710	chart	▶ Hear
My Diligent Future	10,570	chart	▶ Hear
DeathbyRomy	234,422	scout	▶ Hear
Nuclear Assault	234,272	neighbor	▶ Hear
ERRA	227,647	neighbor	▶ Hear
Like Moths to Flames	224,688	neighbor	▶ Hear
Plini	215,499	neighbor	▶ Hear
Omnium Gatherum	154,848	neighbor	▶ Hear
Scale the Summit	134,680	neighbor	▶ Hear
Forbidden	121,342	neighbor	▶ Hear
Sace6	97,481	neighbor	▶ Hear
Exciter	91,215	neighbor	▶ Hear
The Halo Effect	83,579	neighbor	▶ Hear
FKA Rayne	76,589	neighbor	▶ Hear
Dead Pony	75,107	scout	▶ Hear
Demolition Hammer	75,011	neighbor	▶ Hear
Holy Wars	69,566	scout	▶ Hear
Morbid Saint	68,245	neighbor	▶ Hear
Chimp Spanner	66,041	neighbor	▶ Hear
Ankor	65,143	neighbor	▶ Hear
Dropout Kings	65,028	neighbor	▶ Hear
Eye of the Enemy	63,196	neighbor	▶ Hear
Mestís	58,487	neighbor	▶ Hear
Syncatto	58,256	neighbor	▶ Hear
Their Dogs Were Astronauts	57,728	neighbor	▶ Hear
Bloodred Hourglass	57,233	neighbor	▶ Hear
Toxik	54,101	neighbor	▶ Hear
Exumer	52,724	neighbor	▶ Hear
Anup Sastry	51,168	neighbor	▶ Hear
Sacrifice	49,221	neighbor	▶ Hear
Olly Steele	47,079	neighbor	▶ Hear
gore.	44,616	neighbor	▶ Hear
Modern Day Babylon	43,095	neighbor	▶ Hear
Deadlands	41,786	neighbor	▶ Hear
Silly Goose	41,126	neighbor	▶ Hear
Arch Echo	40,089	neighbor	▶ Hear
DISEMBODIED TYRANT	34,917	neighbor	▶ Hear
Chronologist	34,623	neighbor	▶ Hear
Words of Farewell	34,169	neighbor	▶ Hear
Hallows Eve	32,233	neighbor	▶ Hear
Showing Teeth	31,005	scout	▶ Hear
Worm Shepherd	27,981	neighbor	▶ Hear
Protector	27,288	neighbor	▶ Hear
Universum	27,085	neighbor	▶ Hear
Nasty Savage	25,462	neighbor	▶ Hear
Valtari	22,322	neighbor	▶ Hear
ASAVA	19,241	scout	▶ Hear
Chromium	17,609	neighbor	▶ Hear
Morphide	16,950	neighbor	▶ Hear
D Creation	16,112	neighbor	▶ Hear
I Am Your God	15,020	neighbor	▶ Hear
Emergency Gate	12,398	neighbor	▶ Hear
Icon In Me	12,041	neighbor	▶ Hear
Jayden Hammer	11,617	scout	▶ Hear
Black Comedy	10,897	neighbor	▶ Hear
The Bereaved	9,094	neighbor	▶ Hear
Orpheus Omega	7,896	neighbor	▶ Hear
The Blinded	7,723	neighbor	▶ Hear
5 Star Grave	7,630	neighbor	▶ Hear
Lääz Rockit	6,637	neighbor	▶ Hear