Various, Battleroar, Strike Master, Merciless Death, Sentinel Beast, Metal Inquisitor, Attacker, Omen, Helstar, Titan Force, Battle Ram, Fueled By Fire, Demon Eyes, Crescent Shield, Pharaoh, Cage, DoomSword, Manilla Road, Jag Panzer

Louisiana Sludge

Black Sabbath slowed below the speed limit, soaked in Gulf humidity, feedback and cheap bourbon — five bands, one phone book.

West Midlands Metal

Downtuned riffs from a factory city — Sabbath to grindcore, four decades of Birmingham making music heavier.