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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Joensuu death metal/crust punk act from eastern Finland, active since 2014. Their surgical name pairs well with the clinical precision they bring to a style that merges death metal's technicality with crust's raw fury.
Black/doom metal and crust crossover from France's Occitanie region, formed in 2022. Their three-genre approach merges black metal's hostility, doom metal's crushing weight, and crust punk's D-beat aggression.
Dresden-based blackened post-metal/crust act fusing three aggressive styles since 2017. Saxony's capital has a strong tradition of genre-defying heavy music, and this trio or quartet fits squarely within that experimental ethos.
Lleida blackened post-metal/crust act from inland Catalonia, active since 2018. Their fusion of blackened atmosphere with post-metal's dynamics and crust punk's DIY ethos reflects the politically charged Catalan underground.
Crust punk and thrash metal band from Córdoba, Spain, with roots dating to 1998, making them one of the longest-running acts in the Spanish crust scene. Over two decades they evolved from pure crust punk into a thrash-infused crossover sound.
Portland, Oregon's Order of the Vulture have spent over two decades grinding together death metal, crust, and hardcore into something raw and righteous, a sound indebted equally to the pit and the protest. Few acts in the Pacific Northwest underground have aged with as much integrity.
Post-metal and crust punk crossover from Białystok in northeastern Poland, active since 2016. Their socially conscious name accompanies expansive post-metal paired with crust punk's raw political energy.
Ferrol death metal/crust act from Galicia's Atlantic coast, active since 2016. Their Armenian-language name adds an unexpected cultural layer to their fusion of death metal heaviness with crust punk's raw urgency.
Black metal and crust punk band from Tula, Russia, formed in 2018, merging the darkness of black metal with crust punk's raw fury. They bring crossover extremity from the city famous for its samovars.
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