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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)
05/09 @ Mr Smalls Theatre, Millvale
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Atmospheric black metal project from Calenberg Land, Germany, formed in 2021. Their expansive sound captures the misty, rolling landscapes of the Lower Saxon countryside through immersive atmospheric black metal.
Born in Los Angeles in 2020, Hohlgeist fuses raw black metal with shoegaze, wrapping tremolo-drenched noise in hazy, atmospheric drift. The result is something hollow and haunted, as if the void itself has a texture.
Hailing from Timișoara in Romania, this black/folk metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2016. Rooted in orthodox black metal, their work channels darkness with unwavering conviction.
Folk metal band from Minsk, Belarus, active since 2007, with an extensive catalog including Kalasy Pad Siarpom, Znak Biady, and Ad Libitum. Their folk metal weaves traditional Belarusian musical elements into heavy metal arrangements, celebrating the cultural heritage of their homeland.
Hokedun is a black metal project from Warwick, United Kingdom, active since 2017 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the United Kingdom black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Hokmoth is a black metal band from Curitiba, Brazil, featuring guitarist Yuri Seima and drummer Mario Kmiecik. The duo released their debut EP "Neophytvs" in October 2019, a five-track work with themes described as poetic representations of mental and spiritual processes. Their lyrics and art are oriented around what they call the dark and rejected side of all things.
Death/thrash metal band from Freising/Munich, Germany, active since 2005. Two decades of devastating death-thrash crossover have cemented their place in the Bavarian extreme metal underground.
Hold Back the Day is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from Gdynia, Poland, active since 2011 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Hold Fast is a metalcore band from Marseille, France, active since 2018 and delivering aggressive, dynamic metal with crushing breakdowns and intense energy. The project channels the power of modern extreme metal.
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