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Actin' Up (2023)
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Green Man Rising (Demo) (2017)
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I Am the Void (Drumcorps Remix) (2024)
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Experimental drone-death metal band from Gueberschwihr in Alsace, France, active since 2012. Chaos Echoes push death metal into avant-garde territory through drone and experimental approaches.
Chaos Enigma is a New York-based project blending progressive and melodic death metal, known for unrestrained genre experimentation that draws on the technical side of extreme metal. The band is connected to other New York metal acts and has released anniversary re-recordings of early material.
Black metal band from Patras, Greece, active since 2012. They deliver chaotic, intense black metal from the Peloponnese port city.
Death-thrash metal band from Heraklion, Crete, formed in 2015. They deliver aggressive death-thrash from the largest city on the Greek island.
Chaos Frame is a progressive power metal band from Saint Paul, Minnesota that layers intricate compositions with melodic vocals and thematic lyrics addressing life, art, and philosophy. Formed in 2010, they have released several albums including Paths to Exile and Entropy on Pure Steel Records.
Death metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2018. They deliver heretical death metal from the Greek capital.
Chaos Horde was a thrash metal band from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, active in the mid-1980s alongside other early Louisiana metal acts like Exhorder and Graveyard Rodeo. Their sound combined the speed and aggression of hardcore with the technical riff work of heavy metal, leaving behind a demo recorded in 1986 that remains a cult item in the local underground.
Death-groove act from Sundsvall, active since 2015. Chaos in Control merges death metal weight with groove-driven rhythms from the Norrland coast.
Groove metal band from Norrköping, active since 2014. Chaos in Order channels controlled chaos through heavy, rhythmically-driven metal.
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