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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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Heavy speed metal act from Belfort near the Swiss border, active since 2020. Their lunar name adds atmospheric mystique to compositions channeling classic speed metal energy from eastern France.
Human Machine of Hate is a death/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2018. Their debut release, The Negativity Core (December 2018), is a five-track record blending death and thrash metal with politically and socially critical Portuguese- and English-language lyrics.
Human Misery is a deathgrind band formed in 2021 in Piedecuesta, Colombia. The band released the demo Corrosión del orden in 2022 followed by the demo Torned Apart in 2023, and appeared on the split compilation Grindcore (Isn't) Mediocre in 2024.
Hailing from Järvenpää in Finland, this melodic death/thrash metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2017. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
Thrash/death metal and grindcore act from Schneegattern, Austria, emerging in 2022 with a filthy crossover of extreme styles. Their uncompromising sound merges the speed of thrash with death metal heaviness and grindcore brevity.
Human Shield is a thrash metal band from Pompiano (Brescia), Italy, active since 2024 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Thrash metal band from Paderborn, Germany, active since 2016. Their aggressive thrash channels relentless energy from the cathedral city of eastern Westphalia.
Human Tragedy is a thrash/groove metal band from Varese, Italy, formed in 2017. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Melodic death metal act from Oulu in northern Finland, active since 2016. Their cerebral name matches intricate compositions that blend Scandinavian melodic death metal traditions with technical precision.
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