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Actin' Up (2023)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
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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Death-thrash metal band from Loimaa, Finland, active since 2012. They merge death metal aggression with thrash speed from the Finnish countryside.
Thrash metal band from Grajewo in northeastern Poland, formed in 2023. Curiosity brings thrash energy to the remote Podlasie region.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Hoeilaart, Belgium, active since 2010. Named after the radioactive element, they deliver hard-hitting thrash with classic heavy metal foundations from the outskirts of Brussels.
Melodic death-thrash act from Sweden, active since 2013. Curse from Above delivers aggressive, hook-driven extreme metal.
Death-thrash metal band from Thun in the Bernese Oberland, formed in 2024. They combine the melodic sensibility of Gothenburg-style death metal with the speed and ferocity of thrash.
Philadelphia outfit blending progressive death and thrash metal into a technically ambitious and conceptually dense sound. Their music wrestles with cycles of existence through shifting time signatures and punishing riff architecture.
Seattle heavy and thrash metal band channeling the hard-driving energy of classic American and European metal. Curse of the North delivers riff-forward songwriting with a rawness rooted in the underground.
Groove-thrash metal band from Gravesend, England, formed in 2015. They combine heavy grooves with thrash speed from the Kent riverside town.
Thrash metal band from Opole in Upper Silesia, formed in 2020. Cursed Carnival delivers aggressive, unhinged thrash from southwestern Poland.
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