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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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Prague black/death metal trio featuring members with German-language pseudonyms, releasing Demo MMXX and a self-titled album of aggressive, war-themed extreme metal. Their stripped-down three-piece lineup delivers a raw and uncompromising assault.
Reykjavík's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this death metal and grindcore unit is among them — wielding blast-beat saturation and screaming vocals in sub-minute bursts. Uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Thrash/groove metal band from the Ile-de-France region, formed in 2020 and delivering aggressive, rhythmically driven compositions. Their abbreviated name keeps things as direct as their groove-thrash assault.
The Ukrainian city of Kyiv serves as headquarters for this death metal operation, whose arsenal includes Florida-school brutality with modern precision. The riffs hit with blunt-force trauma, leaving no room for subtlety.
Experimental/progressive metal and shred project from Goslar in the Harz Mountains, formed in 2019 and pushing technical boundaries with virtuosic guitar work. Their approach blends progressive metal's structural ambition with shred's fretboard pyrotechnics.
Thrash/death metal band from Gagny in the Paris suburbs, active since 2013 and delivering over a decade of aggressive compositions. Their copper-referencing name adds a metallic, elemental edge to their sound.
Straddling the line between black metal and death metal, this Russian actfrom Samara fuses technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2024, and their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.
A product of Hungary's Central European metal outpost, this Budapest-based black metal and experimental act channels frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Active since 2003, blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Death/thrash metal band from Castellon de la Plana on the Mediterranean coast, formed in 2024 and representing the newest wave of Spanish extreme metal. Their raven-derived name adds a dark, corvid edge to their aggressive sound.
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