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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Playlist: The Very Best of Corrosion of Conformity (2010)
05/09 @ Mr Smalls Theatre, Millvale
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Melodic death metal outfit from Slatina, formed in 2011. Twin-guitar harmonies and soaring lead work temper the brutality of blast beats and growled vocals, creating compositions that are both punishing and anthemic.
German melodic black metal band from Porta Westfalica, formed in 2023. They infuse black metal's rawness with melodic elements for an atmospheric yet aggressive sound.
Metallic hardcore from Austin.
Finnish melodic blackened death metal band formed in 2020. They blend blackened death metal with melodic elements, originally conceived as a comic webcomic project before becoming a full recording act.
Melodic black metal act from Wetteren, Belgium, active since 2014. They temper black metal's cold fury with sweeping melodic passages and atmospheric depth.
Melodic black metal outfit from Kraków, formed in 2022. Layers of orchestration and twin-guitar harmonies elevate their compositions beyond standard black metal into more expansive territory.
Melodic black metal outfit from Likavka (early); Ružomberok/Poprad (later), formed in 2022. Layers of orchestration and twin-guitar harmonies elevate their compositions beyond standard black metal into more expansive territory.
Finnish melodic black metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2025. They bring melodic black metal to the Finnish capital's underground.
Finnish melodic black metal band from Oulu, formed in 2024. They craft melodic black metal from the cold reaches of northern Finland.
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