Abigail’s Asylum - Fenton, MI

Horror influenced storytelling metal out of mid-Michigan, where each song is a chapter in the unraveling story of “what happened to Abigail?”. Search for hidden clues among the songs, videos and social media to unveil the mystery of Abigail’s Asylum.

GENRE: Metal / Horror / Story Telling / Nu-Metal

LINK: https://0564c943.abigailsasylum.pages.dev/

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Adamore - Grand Rapids, MI

GENRE: Rock / Metal

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Andy Schiller

We formed the band “CLIMB” in 1997 and played in Ann Arbor till 2001

GENRE: Metal

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/beyondguitar

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A Proper Axe - Mt Morris, MI

We are a metal band for people who feel like they don't belong anywhere.

GENRE: Metal / Hard Rock / Stoner Grove Punk

LINK: https://linktr.ee/aproperaxe

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Aqua Monkey  - St Clair Shores, MI

Aqua Monkey is a high-energy rock band delivering gritty, 90s-inspired originals while building a fiercely loyal local following through unforgettable live shows and deep community involvement. Known for founding the St. Clair Shores Porch Concert Series, they blend powerful music with a genuine commitment to supporting local artists and causes.

GENRE: Hard Rock / Alternative / Indie / 90's Grunge

LINK: https://epkbuilder.com/site/aqua-monkey

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Ardennes - MI

A 6 piece band from all over michigan, we strive to bring high energy performances and music to our listener's. Our influences Iron Maiden, Helloween, Sabaton, Kamalot, Sonata Artica.

GENRE: Metal / Power Metal

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Bog Wizard - Ludington, MI

West Michigan doom/ stoner/ sludge metal with heavy fantasy/ table top gaming themes. NERD DOOM

GENRE: Metal / Doom / Sludge / Stoner Metal

LINK: https://bogwizard.bandcamp.com/

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Breakfast at 2pm - Port Huron, MI 

Breakfast at 2pm is an energetic prog/math rock trio from Port Huron Michigan. The group has made a name for itself with their complex yet hook-laden songs and being a strong live act.

GENRE: Alternative / Indie / Progressive Math Rock

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Caster Valor - Minneapolis, MN

Caster Volor is a shock rock force that delivers a ferocious blend of hard rock and heavy metal wrapped in a theatrical spectacle unlike anything else on the touring circuit today. Known for their over-the-top, vaudevillian-inspired performances, the band fuses gritty, anthemic music with an immersive stage experience—turning every show into a raw, high-energy event that leaves audiences breathless.

GENRE: Metal / Hard Rock

LINK: https://www.castervolor.com/

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Decyphered - Battle Creek, MI

NuMetal/Evil Pop from the bowels of Battle Creek Decyphered is a female fronted band backed by powerful riffs and in your face music

GENRE: Metal / Alternative / Indie

LINK: https://www.instagram.com/decy.phered

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Dug In - Lapeer, MI

DUG IN features members from two other prominent MI area metal bands, After the Minor and Bringing Down Broadway. Our debut record comes out later this year.

GENRE: Metal / Post-Hardcore / Metalcore

LINK: https://linktr.ee/duginmetal

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Epic Divide - Jackson, MI

3 members have in the Detroit scene for 30 years  with previous bands Gore , Infect , Elude Fearra , Bullet wound , Grim Karma etc we will ride This year just looking for some support from our great state of Mich & beyond cheers

GENRE: Metal / Detroit Punk Metal

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FunderBird - Milford, MI

Influenced by bands like Idles, Ramones, Fugazi, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana ... FUNDERBIRD started as a side quest for 3 gen-x-ers in 2023. We released our first full length album in April 2026 - "Let it Kill You". Available on all streaming platforms.

GENRE: Alternative / Indie / Post-Punk / Grunge

LINK: https://funderbirdband.com

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Ghost Pipe - Grand Rapids, MI

Ghost Pipe summons a haze of heavy riffs and swirling psychedelia at the crossroads of stoner rock, heavy psych, doom metal, sludge, and doomgaze. From forested dreamscapes to desert‑worn riffs, their music is a ritual of sound, invoking cathartic energy and cosmic resonance, a journey through dense fuzz, crushing grooves, and expansive sonic landscapes.

GENRE: Metal / Heavy Psych Doom

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Godstine - Standish, MI

GodStine is a hard-death metal trio built on crushing riffs, relentless drums, and vocals straight from the abyss.

GENRE: Metal / Hard Death Metal

LINK: https://godstine.square.site

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Junkyard Slave - Saginaw, MI

Downtuned, filthy, low and slow Saginaw sludge marinated in death blues. Disciples of Black Sabbath, Crowbar and Eyehategod

GENRE: Metal / Sludge

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Kamilla - Grand Rapids, MI

GENRE: Metal

LINK: https://kamillamusic.com

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Kougaran - Chesterfield, MI

Kougaran is a 4 piece all original rock & roll band out of the Metro Detroit area of Michigan. If you like Led Zeppelin and Velvet Revolver, you'll like Kougaran!

GENRE: Hard Rock / Rock & Roll

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Life of Suppression - Wayne, MI

GENRE: Metal / Metalcore

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Living Funeral - Saginaw, MI

In an increasingly cathartic release, artist 'living funeral' is running into their electronic-based expirimental metal, lyrically wretching through trauma and anxiety along the ominous production

GENRE: Metal / Hip Hop / Rap / Electronic

LINK: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/livingfuneral

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Liz Ivory I Rochester, MI

Liz Ivory’s music is like a glimpse into the life Journal of liz. All the trial and tribulations of adoption,abusive relationships,mental and chronic illness and substance abuse.

GENRE: Metal / Hard Rock

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Lost Grip - Oscoda, MI

Lost Grip is a hardcore punk band from Oscoda, Michigan. Fast, aggressive, and confrontational — built for people fighting against expectations and rejecting the paths they were handed.

GENRE: Metal / Hard Rock / Punk

LINK: https://linktr.ee/lostgripband

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Metzfire - Grand Rapids, MI

Too straightforward for prog, too intricate to be mainstream, too indie to be metal, too metal to be alternative.  Mood. Dark. Heavy. Melody.

GENRE: Hard Rock / Indie Metal / Electronic / Alternative

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Midwest Skies!

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Misery Lane

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Natural Graffiti

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No Sin In Eden

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Nothing After This

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Now A Daze

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Promitto Lux

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Renegade Train

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SoZen

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The Creeping Chaos

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The Michigan Misfits

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The New Day

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The Orphan - Grand Rapids, MI

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Tribe 989

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True Devil

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Undone Youth

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Veilborn

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Venom of Virtue

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Vera Noir

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Wisher

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Xit Point

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Yellow No. 5

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Zarochi

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