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Chaotic End is a blackened brutal death metal band from San Antonio, Texas, formed in 2009, that blends the harshness of black metal with the density of brutal death metal. The band stands out in the San Antonio scene as one of the few acts pushing the blackened death metal sound.
Chaotic Entity is a death and thrash metal band from Grafton, North Dakota, formed in 2018, that blends brutal and melodic death metal alongside thrash influences, drawing lyrical themes from gore, science fiction, and social commentary. They released both a demo and the album Body Harvest independently in 2021.
Chaotic Evil is a crossover thrash band from Bakersfield, California that combines thrash metal riffs with hardcore punk aggression in the classic Southern California crossover tradition. The band operated independently before eventually splitting up.
Chaotic Injustice is a thrash metal band from Portland, Oregon, formed as a three-piece featuring members of Mangled Corpse and Menacing Terror, that debuted with a demo in 2021 released on Headsplit Records. Their sound delivers straightforward, riff-driven thrash in the Pacific Northwest underground.
Chaotic Noise was a crossover thrash band from Venice, California, active in the early 1980s as part of the vibrant Venice Beach punk and metal scene alongside Suicidal Tendencies and Beowülf. The band changed its name to Excel in 1985 and went on to greater prominence in the LA crossover scene.
Symphonic blackened death metal act from Birkirkara, Malta, formed in 2017. Chaotic Remains delivers orchestral extremity from the densely populated heart of the Maltese islands.
Progressive doom metal band from Vantaa, Finland, formed in 2018. They blend progressive complexity with the crushing weight of doom.
Blackened death metal act from Wicklow, Ireland, formed in 2014. Chaotorynth explores labyrinthine extremity from the scenic Irish east coast.
Sludge and stoner metal band from Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, formed in 2023. They deliver thick, fuzz-laden heaviness.
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