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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)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Melodic death metal, nu-metal, and metalcore fusion band from Basingstoke in Hampshire, active since 2018. Their genre-blending approach draws from the Gothenburg melodic death metal tradition, the rhythmic heaviness of nu-metal, and metalcore's dynamic structures.
Tacoma's Knuckle Dragger has been dragging sludge and doom through the South Sound since 2016. Fitting for a city with a gritty, blue-collar identity, their music is punishingly slow, low-tuned, and unapologetically heavy in the tradition of the Pacific Northwest's sludge lineage.
Knuckle Puck helped define a later wave of pop punk by keeping the genre fast and hook-heavy while pulling more strain from emo and punk. Joe Taylor's vocals often sound pushed to the edge, matched by Nick Casasanto and Kevin Maida's restless guitar parts, Ryan Rumchaks's bass movement, and John Siorek's crisp, driving drums. Early EPs built a following through urgency and emotional directness, and Copacetic turned that tension into a full-album statement with songs that felt crowded, anxious, and cathartic. Shapeshifter, 20/20, and Losing What We Love show a band widening its melodic range without abandoning the tight turns and pressure that made the early material connect. Their lyrics often circle memory, resentment, self-sabotage, and the difficulty of saying the thing plainly, which gives even bright choruses a stressed undertow. Knuckle Puck's sound is polished enough for big rooms but still carries the snap of basement punk, making the songs feel communal without losing their edge.
Thrash/heavy metal band from Tampere, formed in 2017 and delivering no-nonsense, riff-driven aggression with a punk attitude. Their irreverent name captures the rough-edged, bar-brawl energy of their thrash.
Relentless Grindcore out of Texas.
Białystok's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this black metal unit is among them — wielding dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice. Atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
Devotees of black metal and raw black metal, this Russian outfit from Tolyatti has been refining their craft since 2018. Their sound hinges on second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities, delivered with unrelenting drive.
Raw black metal project from Scotland, active since 2017 and dedicated to the most abrasive, lo-fi currents of the genre. The project strips black metal to its most primal and hostile fundamentals.
Parisian heavy metal band active since 2016, delivering classic, riff-driven compositions from the French capital. Their abbreviated name keeps things direct, matching the no-frills energy of their traditional metal.
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