Blue Öyster Cult (often abbreviated BÖC or BOC) is an American hard rock band formed on Long Island, New York, in 1967, whose most successful work includes the hard rock songs”(Don't Fear) The Reaper", "Godzilla" and "Burnin' for You".
Behold... The Arctopus is an experimental metal band from Brooklyn, New York, United States. The group was formed in 2001 by Colin Marston and Mike Lerner, who had been playing guitar together for over a year-and-a-half by the time they found a drummer. Behold... The Arctopus play instrumental music inspired by both metal and 20th century classical music.
Crowpath were a grindcore band from Malmo, Sweden. The band formed in 1997, and split up in 2010. Their music drew influences from bands such as Today is the Day and Deadguy, and were known for their unique progressive sound.
Sigh is a Japanese extreme metal band from Tokyo, formed in 1989. They are credited as being one of the first Japanese black metal bands, when the majority of black metal in early 1990s came from Scandinavia. They gradually shifted from a more traditional black/thrash metal sound, to a more experimental, avant-garde style.
Formed in 2002, Rochester NY's Sulaco incorporates elements of death metal, grindcore, progressive rock, hardcore, doom, and noise rock into their songs.
Krallice is an experimental black metal band formed by New York City musicians Colin Marston, Mick Barr and Lev Weinstein. Krallice plays a form of progressive black metal somewhat similar in style to that of Weakling and Wolves in the Throne Room. The band's music features dense multi-tracked guitars often performing tremolo picked lines described as fast and precise.[5] It is also described as a throwback to the early days of Burzum, Gorgoroth, and Ulver.