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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)
05/13 @ The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids
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Heavy/power metal band from Arendonk in the Campine region of Antwerp province, active since 2011. Their dual-genre approach combines the melodic ambition of power metal with the riff-driven foundations of classic heavy metal.
Soulstorm deliver thrash metal from the Augsburg suburb of Leitershofen, channeling aggressive velocity from Bavarian Swabia. Active since 2016, they bring turbulent energy to the southern German thrash scene.
Soulstream have been crafting avant-garde black/death metal from Helsinki since 1999, pushing beyond conventional extreme metal into experimental territories. Their quarter-century of streaming darkness represents one of the Finnish underground's most enduring experimental voices.
Soulthreat deal in death metal from Chemnitz, channeling extreme aggression from the Saxon industrial city. Formed in 2023, they bring fresh brutality to the eastern German death metal landscape.
Soultrace play melodic heavy metal and hard rock from Baden-Wurttemberg, combining classic metal riffing with accessible rock hooks. Active since 2011, they bring a soulful, melodic dimension to southwestern German heavy music.
Soultrap is a New York thrash metal band formed in 2016. They work in the state's thrash tradition, delivering aggressive riffing and driving tempos in the lineage of East Coast speed and thrash.
Soultrap is a heavy and groove metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2016. They channel groove metal's rhythmic punch with traditional heavy metal's melodic sensibility, operating out of the South's largest metal market.
Soulwound thrash from the southeastern Finnish town of Anjalankoski/Kouvola, channeling the scarred intensity their wounded name describes. Active since 2016, they bring lacerated aggression to the Kymenlaakso scene.
Sound Barrier is a heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, active since 2017. They carry on the tradition of melodic, hard-driving American heavy metal rooted in the West Coast scene.
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