Every month, The Forge puts one artist front and center — their music, their story, their merch in the store. It's not a playlist add. It's a full feature: artist card, Spotify embed, merch lineup, and a spot in our newsletter to thousands of metal heads who actually buy gear.
I review every application personally. If the music is heavy, the material is original, and you're open to collaborating on a merch run — let's talk.
— CHUKK
Metal, doom, sludge, black, death, post-metal, hardcore — if it's loud and uncompromising, we're interested. Indie pop is not IronTone.
You write your own songs. Full stop. Cover bands are a pass.
Willing to work on a merch design — a tee, a patch, something. You don't have to have it already. Just be open to making something.