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Actin' Up (2023)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Playlist: The Very Best of Corrosion of Conformity (2010)
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Brutal Death Metal out of Texas.
Banská Bystrica death metal act formed in 2017, delivering brutal extremity from central Slovakia's mountainous heartland. Their punishing approach channels old-school death metal traditions.
Realms of Darkness is a black metal band from Mikkeli in eastern Finland, formed in 2021. The band channels dark atmospheric black metal from the Finnish lake country.
Ripping Thrash / Groove Metal out of Texas.
Technical deathcore act from the Weinviertel region of Lower Austria, Reanima was active from 1999 to around 2013 and focused their lyrical content on themes of humanity, ignorance, and despotism. Their 2012 album Great Whore of Babylon stands as their defining statement within the Austrian extreme metal underground.
Thrash metal/crossover band from Bologna, Italy, formed in 2019. Their playful name accompanies energetic crossover thrash from the Emilia-Romagna capital.
Reanimated is a death metal band from Kassel in northern Hesse, Germany, formed in 2020. The band delivers aggressive death metal from one of central Germany's most active metal cities.
Thrash metal band from Yoshkar-Ola, the capital of Russia's Mari El Republic, active since 2009. Their long-running project delivers thrash from the Finno-Ugric region of Russia.
Groove/death metal and metalcore five-piece from Hartkirchen in Upper Austria, formed in 2000 and signed to Noisehead Records. The band has positioned themselves as part of the new wave of Austrian heavy metal, releasing multiple albums including To All Hated and building a reputation in the Central European live circuit.
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