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Crucificator

Salvador, BR · 2019–present · active
Crucificator is an extreme metal band from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, whose sound evolved from black metal roots into death metal. The band released the full-length "Then Hatred Reborn at Dawn" (2021) through Voz da Morte Productions, drawing comparisons to acts like Morbid Angel, Sarcofago, and Suffocation. Their themes center on occultism, and the lineup features members operating under stage names including Malignum, Hategun Warcaller, and Lord Stabber.
Black Metal (early); Death Metal (later)

Crucifice

Landis, NC, US · 2007–present · active
Landis, North Carolina's Crucifice deliver death/thrash metal with a raw, underground sensibility rooted in the South's regional metal tradition. Their music keeps the genre conventions intact while channeling a gritty local character.
Death MetalThrash Metal

Crucified Barbara

Stockholm, SE · 2014–present · active
Heavy metal band from Stockholm, with Bandcamp presence since 2014. Crucified Barbara was a prominent all-female heavy metal act that gained significant visibility in the Swedish metal scene.
Heavy Metal

Crucified Mortals

Cleveland, OH, US · 2011–present · active
Cleveland thrash institution Crucified Mortals have been delivering ferocious, speed-driven metal in the classic tradition for years, carrying forward the Rust Belt city's proud underground metal heritage. Their music is built on relentless riffing and a blistering, no-nonsense attitude.
Thrash Metal

Crucifier

Boothwyn, PA, US · 1999–present · active
Pennsylvania's Crucifier have been a fixture in the underground blackened death metal scene since the early 1990s, operating out of Boothwyn with a relentless devotion to raw extremity and occult darkness. Their long career has helped define the American black/death underground.
Black MetalDeath Metal

Crucifier

Santos, BR · 1999–present · split-up
Crucifier was a thrash metal band from Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 1999. The band later renamed themselves The Crucifier and released material including splits and studio recordings as part of the Brazilian thrash underground. They are documented on Metal Archives as part of the broader São Paulo extreme metal scene before their eventual dissolution.
Thrash Metal

Crucifire

Stanwood, WA, US · 2002–present · active
Stanwood, Washington's Crucifire play traditional heavy metal in the straight-ahead mold, delivering riff-driven songs that emphasize melody, power, and the classic song structures of the genre's foundational era. The Pacific Northwest band keeps the old flame burning.
Heavy Metal

Crucifix

Kansas City, MO, US · 2005–present · active
Kansas City, Missouri heavy metal act Crucifix draw from the genre's classic Midwestern tradition, building their sound around direct, riff-centered songwriting and a hard-edged delivery that cuts through without frills. Their Heartland roots give the music an honest, unpretentious character.
Brutal Death MetalDeath MetalHeavy Metal

Crucifix

Dallas, TX, US · 2005–present · active
Dallas death metal act Crucifix are rooted in the fertile Texas underground that has produced extreme metal bands for decades, channeling the state's tradition of heavy, punishing music into a direct and brutal approach.
Death Metal

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