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Let You Go (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
The Bestiary (2025)
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Halo (2017)
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Spanish crossover/thrash metal band from El Prat de Llobregat near Barcelona. They play fast crossover thrash from the Catalan industrial outskirts.
London-based sludge metal/hardcore outfit active since 2013, fusing sludge's corrosive weight with hardcore punk's confrontational energy and brevity. Their caustic sound channels the aggression of both worlds into a punishing, feedback-laden assault.
Thrash metal and crossover band from Oberweissenbach, Austria, formed in 2019. They fuse thrash metal speed with crossover punk energy for a high-velocity attack.
Florida crossover act C.N.D. have been delivering a punishing blend of hardcore punk and thrash metal since 2016, operating independently out of the Sunshine State's underground scene.
Named after the plastic explosive, Boston's C4 began as a powerviolence outfit before shifting into crossover hardcore territory, gaining enough metal credibility to earn a Metal Archives listing on the strength of their release Payback's a Bitch.
Richmond, Virginia crossover/grindcore/powerviolence band formed in 2019, channeling maximum aggression across genre lines in the city's unruly extreme underground.
Minnesota crossover act fusing the crunch of metal with hardcore punk's breakneck pace and street-level attitude.
Lake Charles, Louisiana thrash/death crossover band blending genre aggression with comedic and violent lyrical themes before calling it quits.
Pittsburgh's Castle Blood are a crossover thrash institution dating back to 1987, known for fast, punk-inflected riffing and a lo-fi, raw energy that ties them to the genre's original DIY spirit.
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