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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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Reno, Nevada's Knightfall forges melodic death metal with a folk metal thread running through it since 2023. The blend of melody, folk texture, and death metal aggression gives them a storytelling dimension rare in the desert Nevada scene.
Scottsville, Kentucky's Knightfall brings melodic power metal to an unlikely corner of the American South since forming in 2023. Epic in ambition if unconventional in geography, they carry the genre's flair for soaring hooks and dramatic songwriting far from its European homeland.
Partizánske, Slovakia — heavy metal and power metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2016, they deal in galloping double-bass rhythms and anthemic choruses. Uplifting harmonies and galloping rhythms form their core identity.
NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal and hard rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2020 and reviving the galloping riffs and anthemic energy of the original British heavy metal movement. Their sound channels the classic spirit of early-1980s UK metal.
Knightrider is a thrash/death metal band from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, documented on the Encyclopaedia Metallum with a discography that includes the war-themed demo "War" (2003). The band's lyrical content centers on the subject of war. They remain an independent act within the underground metal scene of northeastern Brazil.
Melodic heavy metal act from Vienna, active since 2013 and crafting classically influenced metal built on twin-guitar harmonies and soaring vocal lines. Their sound draws from the traditions of European melodic metal with a focus on memorable hooks.
Heavy metal band from Cuevas del Campo in rural Andalusia, formed in 2017 and delivering chivalric, riff-driven traditional metal. Their noble name matches the honor-bound spirit of their classic metal approach.
Black/post-metal band from Berlin, formed in 2021 and blending black metal's cold intensity with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness. Their sound creates vast, brooding soundscapes over a foundation of tremolo-picked aggression.
Heavy/power/speed metal band from Zaragoza in Aragon, formed in 2021 and blending three classic metal subgenres into an energetic, high-speed assault. Their knightly name evokes the valiant spirit of their triple-threat approach.
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