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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Heavy and power metal band from Tatabánya, Hungary, active since 1998. Cross Borns has been a pillar of the Hungarian traditional metal scene for over a quarter century.
Fall River, Massachusetts black/doom/heavy metal act Cross Inversion draw on the bleak industrial heritage of their former mill city, crafting dark and oppressive metal rooted in the New England underground.
Heavy metal band from Bratislava, formed in 2020. Cross This Bridge delivers straightforward traditional metal from the Slovak capital.
Albanian groove and thrash metal outfit from Tirana, active since 1998. Their sound evolved from a groove/thrash/heavy metal hybrid in their early years toward a groove and nu-metal direction in later releases.
Heavy metal band from Rome, active since 2012. CrossDeath brings classic metal energy to the Italian capital's prolific scene.
Atlanta heavy metal outfit Crossed Hearts plays it hard and direct, drawing from classic metal traditions with a Southern backbone. Their no-frills approach keeps the focus on riffs and energy.
West Babylon's Crossfire forged a classic Long Island metal sound blending the melodic ambition of power metal with thrash's raw intensity. Active in the New York underground, they brought anthemic riffs and speed to the region's storied metal scene.
San Francisco's Crossfire came out of the Bay Area heavy metal scene with a sound rooted in the region's early 1980s hard-driving tradition. Straightforward and loud, they added to the dense roster of California metal acts earning their chops on the local circuit.
Madison, Wisconsin's Crossfire plays traditional heavy metal with a Midwest directness, drawing from the genre's classic template of hook-driven riffs and energetic live performance. They've been a fixture in the Wisconsin underground metal community.
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