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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Playlist: The Very Best of Corrosion of Conformity (2010)
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German post-metal band from Ilmenau in Thuringia, formed in 2015. They craft expansive, atmospheric post-metal soundscapes with a contemplative intensity.
Thessaloniki-based sludge/post-metal outfit active since 2018, building dynamic compositions that oscillate between abrasive sludge riffing and atmospheric expanses. Their music trades in tension and release, alternating quiet passages with crushing walls of distortion.
Finnish avant-garde/sludge/post-metal band from Turku, formed in 2020. They push metal boundaries through an experimental fusion of sludge, post-metal, and avant-garde elements.
Atmospheric and progressive sludge/post-metal project from Oostende, Belgium, active since 2013. Their demo "Hal," recorded at QWI Studios in Ichtegem, layers psychedelic textures over crushing sludge and post-metal dynamics.
Norwich post-metal five-piece formed in 2024, operating at the intersection of dream violence, doomgaze, post-metal, and sludge. Their 2025 debut bless the spark that found its home layers dense, crushing instrumentation with emotionally intense vocals exploring mental health and internal struggle.
Dutch sludge/post-metal outfit active since 2023, building dynamic compositions that oscillate between abrasive sludge riffing and atmospheric expanses. Their music trades in tension and release, alternating quiet passages with crushing walls of distortion.
Lisbon-based sludge/post-metal outfit active since 2022, building dynamic compositions that oscillate between abrasive sludge riffing and atmospheric expanses. Their music trades in tension and release, alternating quiet passages with crushing walls of distortion.
French stoner/doom/post-metal and rock band from Poitiers, formed in 2018. They blend multiple heavy genres into a theoretically rich, riff-driven sound.
Doom/sludge metal act from Warsaw, formed in 2017. Their music lurches forward with deliberate, oppressive weight, burying the listener beneath layers of corroded guitar tone.
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