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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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Brutal death metal and grindcore act from Paderborn, Germany, active since 1996. With nearly three decades of extreme music under their belt, they are among the most enduring purveyors of brutality in the German underground.
Rooted in Lecco's underground, this heavy metal project delivers dark compositions with conviction since 2013. Classic metal craftsmanship and energetic delivery define their approach.
Chicago's Hatemonger arrived in 2021 with a death metal sound rooted in brutality and forward momentum, adding another sharp-edged entry to the city's already fearsome extreme metal lineage.
Death metal band from Dresden, Germany, formed in 2021. Their savage approach to the genre brings fresh brutality to the Saxon death metal underground.
Groove metal band from Gava, Spain, formed in 2020. Their heavy, rhythm-driven sound delivers headbanging grooves from the Barcelona coastal suburbs.
Hatenwar is a black metal project from Bytów, Poland, active since 2018 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Poland black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Death metal band from Porrentruy, Switzerland, formed in 2025. A fresh addition to the Swiss extreme metal underground, they deliver crushing death metal from the Jura region.
Fort Lauderdale veterans HatePlow have been a fixture of Florida's death metal scene since 1998, carrying the legacy of the state's most uncompromising sonic tradition through decades of punishing output.
An uncompromising black metal project from Klepp, active since 2019. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
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