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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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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-metalcore act from Moscow, active since 2014. CrimSun blends melodic hooks with modern extreme metal from the Russian capital.
Metalcore band from Stuttgart, Germany, active since 2001. With over two decades of activity, Crisis Never Ends are among the longest-running metalcore acts in the Swabian capital.
Metalcore outfit from Sofia, Bulgaria, blending aggressive riffs and crushing breakdowns with melodic vocal passages. Their debut release A Dream Surreal showcases a sound rooted in metalcore, hardcore, and alternative metal influences.
Intense Southern / Groove Metal / Metalcore from Austin.
Cleveland's Cross the Rubicon bridges the aggression of death metal with the structured heaviness of metalcore, carving out a brutal sound in the Ohio underground. Their music hits hard with tight riffing and punishing breakdowns.
Crossfear is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2012. The band released their debut EP "Survive Through Fear" on October 10, 2012, a four-track release recorded at Estúdio Magma featuring tracks such as "Compromise," "War of Ideals," and "Scars of Life." They have continued as an independent act within the ABC Paulista region's metal underground.
Tacoma's Crossing Crusades blend the locking groove of heavy rhythm sections with the metalcore aggression of the Pacific Northwest underground. Their sound channels working-class heaviness through modern metal arrangements.
Groove metal and metalcore band from Besancon, France, formed in 2023. They blend heavy grooves with metalcore dynamics from the Franche-Comte capital.
Metalcore band from Liverpool, England, formed in 2021. They deliver heavy breakdowns and dynamic songwriting from Merseyside.
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