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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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Heavy metal outfit from Pontivy in Brittany, active since 2023. Their genre-declaring name matches a straightforward commitment to classic heavy metal from the Celtic fringe of France.
Portland, Oregon's Hoaxed formed in 2020 as a dark rock duo of vocalist and guitarist Kat Keo and drummer Kim Coffel, later expanding to a trio with the addition of bassist April Dimmick. Their debut full-length Two Shadows followed in 2022, and the Relapse Records album Death Knocks arrived in 2026, blending gothic rock atmospherics with hard rock melody and metal heaviness. The band draws from a range of influences from classic gothic rock to occult rock, with Keo's vocals and the group's moody dynamics placing them alongside a resurgent wave of dark rock acts.
Hobbling is a death metal/goregrind band from France, active since 2020 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Crossover/hardcore/thrash metal band from Zumaia, Spain, formed in 2025. The freshest crossover act in the Basque scene, merging hardcore punk with thrash metal aggression.
Heavy metal band from Lekeitio, Spain, active since 2014. Their traditional sound delivers classic heavy metal from the picturesque Basque fishing village on the Bay of Biscay.
Spawned in Ferrara's underground, this brutal death metal outfit channels italian ferocity since 2001. Drawing on classic blueprints, they deliver visceral extremity with conviction.
Thrash metal project from Belfast in Northern Ireland, newly formed in 2025. Their micro-tonal name hints at unconventional approaches to thrash metal from across the Irish Sea.
New Hampshire's Hobo Wizard conjure doom and stoner metal with the kind of grim, scrappy personality their name implies — heavy, slow, and unconcerned with refinement. The project, active since 2022, sounds like it was assembled from salvaged parts and is better for it.
Richmond, Virginia's Hoboknife weld black metal's nocturnal hostility to thrash's speed and aggression, cutting through the mid-ground with serrated efficiency. Active since 2013, they belong to a Richmond scene with a long tradition of making extreme metal feel physically threatening.
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