Through The Kitchen Hole is a four-piece alternative metal band based out of Eau Claire WI. The band formed in early 2018 as a cover band, but has since begun adding their own original music to their repertoire. After releasing an original track alongside covers of four of their favorite songs in the summer of 2018, they wrote, recorded, and released Snake Eyes in August 2022. Snake Eyes is their first full length album of all original material. TTKH is also in the process of recording a new album titled “Grief”, which is expected to release in late 2027. The band’s music ranges from high energy songs with shredding guitar solos to slow and serene rock ballads.

Gradience is a highly energetic hard rock band based out of Minneapolis, MN.

The band started out as a three piece in August 2019 out of Fargo-Moorhead,, under the name Jumping Elephants, with John Dvorak on guitar and vocals, Ford Johnson on bass, and Tom Nelson on drums. At their first show at the homecoming talent show at Minnesota State University Moorhead, they met singer/songwriter Darian Clark, who was asked to join the band as a bassist and vocalist.

The band took the time away to work on music and came back together by the end of 2020 to record a few songs, one of them being their first single, Darkest Hour, which released in January 2021. Their debut album THE CALL was released May 7th, 2022.

Their newest album Come What May released in April 2025.

Shadow Lake is a metalcore band with emphasis on the core. They draw influence from almost every aspect of the metal/metalcore scene, from pop punk and emo to hardcore and modern metal. Whether you’re streaming their music or seeing them play live, you get you raw energy, tasty riffs, some crabcore shenanigans, and a good chorus to boot.