A hard-hitting metal unit from Daytona Beach, Florida, Culture Killer offers up a decibel-pushing blend of hardcore punk and death metal that invokes names like Terror, Hatebreed, and Killswitch Engage. Founded in 2013 around the talents of vocalist Ian Campbell, guitarist/vocalist Hunter Young, drummer Dylan Blow, guitarist Trevor Kopp, and bass player Collin Townsend, the band inked a deal with Metal Blade shortly after forming and began work on their debut album. The resulting Throes of Mankind was released in November, 2015. ~ James Christopher Monger