From the eye of an Arizona monsoon, Slippery When Wet's Storm the Spectrum conjures downtempo experimental electronica built entirely from guitars — zero effects, pure atmosphere. Oskoreien's All Too Human delivers a black metal concept album exploring free will and morality through the tragic story of Charles Whitman — "unrelenting waves of guitars" wrapped in "undeniable sadness." Kill The Reverie's Rest for Reverence pleads with trauma survivors to seek help and refuse to be molded by the past, while Sylenced's Seven Sins hits hard with dark, groove-laden metalcore mixed by Sky van Hoff of Rammstein and Sleep Token fame.