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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)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Gravenoire is a black metal project from France, formed in 2024. Their French name — meaning 'black engraving' — signals the darkly artistic character of their black metal from the French underground.
Gravenot is a groove metal band from Livorno, active since 1999. Over a quarter century from the Tuscan port city, they have delivered rhythmically driven groove metal.
Graveolution is a thrash/groove metal and crossover band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2020 and blending the aggression of thrash with groove metal's rhythmic punch and crossover's punk energy. The project delivers multi-faceted heaviness from the Hungarian capital.
Gravepath is a heavy/thrash metal band from Belfast, formed in 2021. They deliver aggressive thrash and heavy metal from the Northern Irish capital.
Gravepig is a death/thrash metal act from Nicosia, Cyprus, formed in 2015, delivering aggressive metal that draws from both death and thrash traditions. The project contributes to the small but fierce extreme metal scene on the island.
Graver is a black metal project from Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, formed in 2013, delivering raw black metal from the western German wine country. The project has maintained over a decade of underground black metal output.
Detroit's Graverape drag death-doom through the city's post-industrial wreckage, their slow-motion riffing carrying the weight of something truly decayed. Since 2020 they've cultivated a deliberately repellent sound that suits Motor City's abrasive character.
Graverest is a black metal project from London, formed in 2023. They channel raw black metal from the British capital's diverse extreme metal scene.
Amsterdam death metal outfit formed in 2014, unearthing old-school brutality from the Dutch capital's underground. Their grave-robbing thematic aesthetic matches a sound rooted in classic death metal traditions.
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