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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)
05/13 @ The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids
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Fresno, California NWOTHM project whose 2016 single channels classic heavy metal from California's Central Valley. A grassroots contribution to the state's vast traditional metal ecosystem.
Appomattox is a heavy and power metal band from Geislingen an der Steige in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, formed in 2008, named after the site of the American Civil War's conclusion. The band delivers power and heavy metal from the Swabian Alb foothills, merging historical themes with the genre's characteristic power and melody.
Portland stoner metal project from the Maine underground.
Tennessee heavy metal / nwothm project.
Ingleside, Illinois groove metal and melodic death metal hybrid whose 2013 debut Evolution of Reality blends Scandinavian melodeath with American groove sensibilities. A suburban Chicago act reaching for something beyond the ordinary.
Fords metalcore project from the New Jersey underground.
Approx blends heavy metal with progressive metal from Trondheim since 2017. Their mathematical-imprecision name suggests compositions that approach perfection without claiming to achieve it.
Belarusian black metal project whose 2023 EP "Ahonija Niabiosaŭ" (recorded 2020–2021) features three tracks with titles entirely in Belarusian-language transliteration, suggesting a connection to the country's linguistic and cultural identity. The project operates in raw, atmospheric black metal territory with a minimalist, underground aesthetic.
Portland grindcore project from the Oregon underground.
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