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Actin' Up (2023)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
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Playlist: The Very Best of Corrosion of Conformity (2010)
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Atmospheric sludge, post-metal, and crust band from the Sokolov/Cheb area of Czech Republic, active since 2017. They layer atmospheric textures over a foundation of crushing sludge and crust punk.
İzmir-based post-metal act active since 2013, building patient, dynamic compositions that arc from whispered ambient passages to walls of crushing distortion. Their sound draws from the tradition of Neurosis and Isis, prioritizing atmosphere and emotional narrative.
Spanish post-metal band from Manresa in Catalonia, formed in 2016. They create expansive post-metal soundscapes with atmospheric depth and emotional weight.
Kazan-based folk metal act active since 2006, weaving traditional melodies and acoustic instrumentation into a heavy metal framework. Their compositions bridge musical heritage with the power of electric amplification.
Pittsburgh's Barren Plains are an instrumental post-metal project that emerged in 2025, joining a city with deep roots in heavy music by crafting atmospheric, wordless compositions in the post-metal tradition.
French progressive/post-metal project formed in 2019. They explore expansive progressive and post-metal soundscapes.
Como-based folk metal act active since 2020, weaving traditional melodies and acoustic instrumentation into a heavy metal framework. Their compositions bridge musical heritage with the power of electric amplification.
Welsh sludge/post-metal project founded in 2022 by multi-instrumentalist Robert Horsfall. Their 2023 debut Beddgelert is a single forty-four-minute track serving as a soundtrack to a thirteenth-century Welsh folk tale about the loyal dog Gelert, blending monolithic heaviness with hallucinatory calm, sung partly in Welsh.
Finnish post-metal band from Jyväskylä, formed in 2015. They craft expansive, atmospheric post-metal from the lake district of central Finland.
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