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Crotalus was a thrash and heavy metal band from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, active from 2019 until their split-up. The band took their name from the genus of rattlesnakes, and released material independently through Bandcamp. They were part of the underground heavy metal scene in Bahia before disbanding.
Hialeah, Florida's Crotchduster are one of the most genuinely bizarre bands in American metal, fusing avant-garde absurdism with death metal brutality across a discography that sounds like nothing else. Their cult classic album "Big Fat Box of Shit" remains a landmark of intentionally deranged extreme music.
Sludge and post-metal band from Ghent, Belgium, active since 2006. They layer heavy sludge textures with post-metal atmospherics, creating expansive and crushing soundscapes from one of Flanders' cultural capitals.
Portland, Maine's Crouching Nude traffics in the bleak intersection of black and death metal, channeling the grim isolation of the Northeast into dense, aggressive music. Their sound is uncompromising and deliberately obscure.
Death metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2012. They deliver crushing death metal from the Spanish capital.
Crow Dominions is a black metal duo from Mendoza, Argentina, formed by the musicians known as Hellpher and Misahn after their previous band Valquiria disbanded. The duo released Emerging Holocaust in 2021 and have been active on Bandcamp with tracks including Ignis Luciferian Symphony.
Miami's Crow Nous operates in the shadowy overlap of black and death metal, bringing South Florida's underground extremity to bear on a sound that's both atmospheric and brutal. Their music draws on esoteric themes with a raw, uncompromising delivery.
Death metal and deathcore band from Lomnice nad Popelkou, Czech Republic, formed in 2020. They fuse death metal aggression with deathcore breakdowns and modern extreme metal dynamics.
Power and progressive metal band from Kirchlengern, Germany, active since 1994. With three decades of activity, Crow7 are veterans of the Westphalian power-prog scene.
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