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Minneapolis, Minnesota's Coffin Rites blend black, death, and thrash metal into a savage underground hybrid drawing from all three genres' most vicious impulses. They're a strong entry in the Twin Cities' consistently strong extreme metal scene.
Atlanta death metal act Coffin Sore channel the rotting, mid-paced brutality of classic OSDM into coarse, no-frills slabs of gore-drenched punishment.
Bowling Green, Kentucky's Coffin Stench play filth-encrusted death metal that takes its cues from the primitive aggression of early '90s acts, burying listeners under thick riffs and guttural vocals.
Death metal band from Bologna, active since 2014. Coffin Surfer rides a wave of old-school death metal heaviness from the heart of Emilia-Romagna.
North Charleston's Coffin Syrup smash death metal and grindcore into one noxious concoction — short, violent blasts of sonic rot delivered at surgical speed and maximum disgust.
Death metal band from Lyon, France, active since 2010. They deliver crushing, coffin-themed death metal from France's second city.
Fort Wayne's Coffin Witch unleash brutal death metal with an emphasis on sheer physical force, piling on pulverizing riffs, guttural vocals, and blast beats into a dense wall of carnage.
Death metal band from Szeged, Hungary's third-largest city, active since 2014. Coffinborn deals in old-school death metal with an emphasis on morbid, sepulchral heaviness.
Death metal band from Joensuu, Finland, active since 2012. They deliver crushing death metal from eastern Finland.
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