Lie Heavy: Lie Heavy is a band bringing together notable N.C. rockers, Karl Agell, Graham Fry, Jeff JD Dennis &amp; Cary Rowells. You may know them from some of their previous musical forays with Corrosion of Conformity, The Backsliders, Leadfoot, Confessor, and Deltoid. The Lie Heavy sound draws on the original hard 'n’ groovy jams of Black Sabbath, Mountain, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple and other hard rock and metal masters, mixed with some punk and hardcore influences, then fused with their own massive experience to craft heavy riffs, rhythms, melodies and songs. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://lieheavy.bandcamp.com￼￼Smoke">https://lieheavy.bandcamp.com Smoke</a>: Smoke is a heavy psychedelic rock band from Lynchburg, Virginia. Dalton Huskin (vocals/guitar), Ben Gold (lead guitar), Alex Thurston (drums), and Stephen Tyree (bass) blend a heady mix of psychedelic rock, southern fuzz, and Sabbathian doom with “lyrical pearls of schizophrenic wisdom” (Frazer Jones, Desert Psychlist). The band’s debut album, Groupthink, reached number 65 on the Doom Charts Top 100 Albums of 2022. They followed it up in 2023 with a split LP with Doomsday Profit. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://thecultofsmoke.bandcamp.com￼￼Iguanahead">https://thecultofsmoke.bandcamp.com Iguanahead</a>: Since clawing their way into the Nashville scene in 2022, Iguanahead has sunk its talons into the raw essence of rock music. Constantly shedding their skin to reveal new influences and grooves, while staying true to their "unpolished" sound, the band brings introspective and exploratory themes together with melodic riffs and bone-rattling energy. The result is what Iguanahead calls Lizardcore, the title of their first self released EP. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iguanahead.bandcamp.com￼￼Doomsday">https://iguanahead.bandcamp.com Doomsday</a> Profit: Durham, N.C. sludge metal band Doomsday Profit have built upon their foundations of gritty, groovy, and psych-splattered sludge with their self-titled album. As ever, Doomsday Profit has a finger pointed squarely at the powers that be, but they’ve also learned to turn their ire inward, and balance their vitriol with melancholic nuance. This broader approach has turned their already dynamic performances into a must-see, with a live resume that includes Hopscotch Music Festival and Seismic Summer, as well as supporting slots with established acts like Thou, The Obsessed, Black Tusk, REZN, and Restless Spirit. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doomsdayprofit.bandcamp.com">https://doomsdayprofit.bandcamp.com</a>