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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)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Playlist: The Very Best of Corrosion of Conformity (2010)
05/13 @ The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids
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Italian speed metal band from Pordenone, delivering high-velocity riffs since 2015. Their provocative three-letter abbreviation belies the straightforward speed metal aggression of their sound.
Asheville, North Carolina's Lammoth draw on Tolkien mythology for their name and channel it through melodic black metal rich with atmosphere and mountainous grandeur. Formed in 2021, they fit naturally into the Appalachian city's thriving underground.
Ukrainian heavy/speed/power metal band from Kyiv, delivering high-energy anthems since 2012. Their hopeful name channels resilient optimism through the triple force of heavy, speed, and power metal.
Speed metal delivered at maximum velocity with a thrash backbone, Los Angeles' Last Rites have been tearing up the West Coast scene since 2002.
Pittsburgh's Last Will stretch thrash metal across a progressive skeleton, threading speed and technical ambition into songs that reward repeat listens as much as they reward headbanging.
Anonymous* Activist Band, focused on immigrant rights and the cultures that bring life to the Americas. Fast shredding 8 string guitar riffs accompanied by pummeling drums and accented soundscapes brings the listener on a chaotic journey.
Los Angeles speed-thrash unit Lawnmower have been dismembering everything in their path since 2010, with a name that perfectly describes what their riffs do to the listener.
Oxnard, California's Lazy Dogs combine speed metal's velocity with punk's snarling attitude, producing fast and feral music that belies the laidback implication of their name.
German black/speed/thrash metal act from Dresden, newly formed in 2026 and bringing a triple assault of blackened ferocity, speed metal velocity, and thrash aggression. They represent the newest wave of extreme metal emerging from Saxony.
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