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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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Honor is a oi!/rac band from Gliwice, Poland, active since 2013 and forging classic heavy metal with conviction and power. The project channels the timeless spirit of traditional metal riffage.
Reno, Nevada's Honor Bound have been flying the flag of traditional power metal since 2013, built on bold harmonies, galloping rhythms, and an unapologetic love of the epic. High desert skies demand big riffs.
Honor Desecration is a raw black metal project from Warsaw, Poland, active since 2021 and dealing in lo-fi, primitive black metal hostility stripped to its most essential and aggressive core. The project embraces the rawest traditions of the genre.
Gothic metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2020. Their dark, atmospheric sound draws on the romantic traditions of European gothic metal with ornate arrangements and brooding melodies.
Honos is a raw black metal project from Foligno (Perugia), Italy, active since 2025 and dealing in lo-fi, primitive black metal hostility stripped to its most essential and aggressive core. The project embraces the rawest traditions of the genre.
Stoner metal and rock act from somewhere in England, active since 2024. Their rowdy, whiskey-fueled name perfectly captures the late-night energy of their heavy, groove-driven sound.
Murfreesboro, Tennessee's Hooch Head blend stoner metal's hazy warmth with sludge metal's corrosive weight, arriving in 2018 with the sound of cheap liquor and busted amplifiers. Tennessee grime runs deep in every track.
An uncompromising death/doom metal project from Joensuu, active since 2005. Technical precision and brutal aggression merge in their approach to the genre.
A furious doom metal entity from Asten, contributing to the dutch underground since 2010. Monolithic compositions and oppressive atmospheres define their crushing sound.
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