Local Band Local Beer: Moon Tooth, Grohg, Mo'ynoq

Inclusion of the New York band Moon Tooth certainly stretches the purview of “Local Band Local Beer,” but—despite the strength of the collision of riff-driven rock and progressive metal on the band’s brand-new album, Crux—the locals are still the draw here. Grohg merges black metal and hardcore for stirring and bombastic anthems. Mo’ynoq likewise mines black metal for influence, but digs deeper into the genre’s bleak canvas for dynamic and expansive outings.