Dark Ruin

Genre: Thrash Metal

Although I have no idea if they're still around, Dark Ruin were stalwarts of the Roanoke music scene, playing a style of music firmly rooted in 80s heavy metal. I believe they released 2 full-length albums (in 2003 & 2006 respectively), before nearly every band member changed, their entire song catalog was jettisoned, and the group added a keyboard player. Unfortunately I don't have any material that was released after this point.

Here is an entertaining review of their 2003 release.