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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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Symphonic death metal band from Madrid, Spain formed in 2019, layering orchestral grandeur over death metal aggression from the Spanish capital.
Insidius is a death metal band from Olsztyn, Poland, active since 2016 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Melodic thrash/death metal band from Barcelona, Spain active since 2013. Their sound fuses melodic hooks with thrash and death metal from the Catalan capital.
Depressive black metal band from Fontenay-le-Comte in the Vendée, active since 2018. Their bleak name channels depressive black metal from the rural western French countryside.
Insignium is a black/death metal band from Hagen, Germany, formed in 2018, merging the atmospheric hostility of black metal with death metal's crushing weight. The band channels the industrial energy of the South Westphalian city into dual-genre extremity.
Insinerate are a thrash metal band from Havant, England, formed in 2016. They channel classic thrash metal aggression from the south coast of England.
Insineration is a melodic death metal band from Bila Tserkva, Ukraine, active since 2012 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Insinistra is a symphonic metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2018, blending orchestral sweep with heavy metal power. The band crafts dramatic compositions where classical instrumentation meets aggressive modern metal from the Bohemian capital.
Razor-sharp Thrash Metal from Dallas.
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