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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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Boise, Idaho death metal band bringing extreme music to the Treasure Valley, contributing to the Pacific Northwest's expanding reach of underground metal.
A thrash/hardcore crossover band from Tabapuã, a small city in the interior of São Paulo state, active since 2014. Their name — Portuguese for "death certificate" — reflects the blunt, confrontational aesthetic typical of Brazilian crossover, fusing the aggression of classic thrash with the directness and speed of hardcore punk.
Albuquerque thrash metal act whose 2012 debut Motor City Speed Rock channels Detroit-style garage energy through New Mexico thrash. A unique cross-pollination of automotive aggression and desert-forged speed.
Los Angeles black metal project whose EPs Remember and Hiraeth — the Welsh word for an untranslatable longing for home — channel exile and nostalgia through atmospheric extremity since 2023.
Athabas channels doom and stoner metal from the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region since 2016, their name evoking the indigenous peoples of subarctic North America. Their heavy, psychedelic approach draws from the region's wine country traditions of patience and fermentation.
Pennsylvania/Minnesota progressive metal project spanning the distance between the Keystone State and the North Star State, exploring biblical themes through ambitious compositions.
Florida black metal project named after the ceremonial blade used in Wiccan rituals. Three releases since 2016 including The Burning Times — referencing the historical persecution of alleged witches — channel occult feminism through atmospheric black metal.
Los Angeles groove metal act delivering heavy, mid-tempo power from the City of Angels, channeling mythological immortality themes through crushing rhythmic assault.
Athanasy creates death and doom metal from Lisbon since 2022. Their Greek-derived name meaning 'immortality' drives compositions that explore the weight of endless existence through crushing dual-genre heaviness.
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