Lustmord, Enslaved, Mono, Ihsahn, Jo Quail, Bohren & Der Club Of Gore, Hackedepicciotto, Ulver, Jonas Renkse, Zola Jesus, Spotlights, The Ocean, Crown, Jaye Jayle, Godflesh, Steve von Till, Harvestman, Årabrot

Seattle Grunge

Heavy riffs played by people raised on punk, recorded cheap in the Pacific Northwest and then sold worldwide.

Boston Alternative

College radio, cheap rehearsal rooms and loud guitars: the US underground's most literate, least glamorous engine room.