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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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Goia Paranoia is a sludge/stoner/doom metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2024 and dealing in heavy, crushing riffs from Sweden's metal capital. The project merges three heavy genres.
Golden Core is a progressive stoner metal band from Oslo, formed in 2017. They bring progressive complexity to stoner metal's heavy grooves from the Norwegian capital.
Goliathus is a four-piece stoner/doom metal band from the Grand Est region of northeastern France, burying their riffs under huge amounts of fuzz and sub-bass punishment. Their releases include the self-titled album and The Devil's Shit, both delivering percussive, sludge-soaked heaviness.
Gonga is a doom/stoner metal band from Bristol, active since 2003. Over two decades from one of England's key cities for heavy underground music, they have established themselves as a cornerstone of the Bristol doom and stoner scene.
Goram is a stoner/sludge/doom metal band from Bristol, formed in 2016. Named after the legendary Bristol giant of folklore, they deliver massive, earth-shaking heaviness from one of England's heaviest cities.
Gorelem is a stoner/sludge/doom metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2015, combining stoner rock's grooves with sludge and doom metal's crushing heaviness. The band brings low-and-slow heavy riffing to Berlin's diverse underground scene.
Gozer the Traveller is a stoner metal band from County Armagh in Northern Ireland, formed in 2016. Named after the Ghostbusters villain, they deliver heavy, fuzz-laden stoner metal from the Irish countryside.
Columbus, Ohio's Grael began life trading in gothic doom and pivoted toward psychedelic stoner territory, tracing a natural arc from shadow to smoke. Their music carries an underlying mysticism that connects both phases of their evolution.
Grailstone is a stoner/doom metal band from Bristol, formed in 2023. They contribute to Bristol's legendary doom and stoner metal tradition.
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