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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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Inspiracy is a death metal/deathcore band from Wolfsburg, Germany, formed in 2019, blending death metal's guttural ferocity with the breakdowns and intensity of deathcore. The band channels the automotive city's industrial power into punishing modern extreme metal.
Inspiria is a symphonic death metal band from Mazyr, Belarus, formed in 2015, pairing orchestral grandeur with death metal brutality. The band merges sweeping arrangements and dramatic melodies with crushing heaviness from the southern Belarusian city on the Pripyat River.
Instable Collective is a thrash metal/hardcore band from Pisa, Italy, active since 2013 and fusing the aggression of thrash metal with hardcore punk's raw energy and attitude. The project delivers high-octane crossover fury.
Instant Death is a thrash/death metal band from Kraków, Poland, active since 2017 and merging death metal's heaviness with thrash's relentless velocity. The project delivers aggressive crossover fury.
Nantes-based act active since 2014, evolving from early avant-garde death metal into later industrial hip-hop and hardcore territory. Their radical stylistic shift reflects a restless experimental spirit.
Progressive/post-metal band from Bordeaux, launched in 2025. Their Latin name — meaning 'star mountain' — channels atmospheric metal from the Aquitaine wine capital.
Insteadgod is a death metal band from Izhevsk, Russia, active since 2020 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Instep is a thrash/death metal band from Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil, formed in 2021. The band released their self-titled "Demo 2021" on Bandcamp in June of that year, a four-track recording featuring tracks such as "Total Destruction of the Nation" and "One Bit."
Instil is a melodic death metal, metalcore band from Groningen, Netherlands, active since 2018 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
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