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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)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Hellwrath is a death/thrash metal band from Florence/Prato, Italy, formed in 2021. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Supergroup formed by Pantera's Vinnie Paul and Mudvayne's Chad Gray. Six studio albums of groove metal. On hiatus since Vinnie Paul's death.
Death/thrash metal band from Esens, Germany, formed in 2020. Their aggressive crossover channels the full fury of extreme metal from the North Sea coast of East Frisia.
Chicago's Helms Deep take a darker road than their namesake, fusing black metal's corrosive atmosphere with thrash metal's velocity since forming in 2023. The result is a siege engine built for underground assault rather than arena glory.
Helms Deep is a thrash metal/crossover band from Wombourne, United Kingdom, active since 2023 and fusing the aggression of thrash metal with hardcore punk's raw energy and attitude. The project delivers high-octane crossover fury.
Helpless is a thrash metal band from Belfast, United Kingdom, active since 2015 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Czech thrash metal band from Pist, active since 2006, with albums including Fatal Formation, A Certain Way, and Own King. Their two decades of thrash metal output make them one of the more established acts in the Czech thrash scene.
Helvetestromb is a black/thrash metal/crust punk act from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2017 and fusing black metal's corrosive darkness with the speed and aggression of thrash. The project delivers volatile crossover fury.
Forged in Bucharest's metal community, this heavy/thrash metal, nu-metal act channels searing aggression since 2022. Their compositions deliver the genre's essential fury with technical skill.
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