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Actin' Up (2023)
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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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Sound Barrier is a Houston, Texas heavy/speed metal outfit formed in 2017, delivering aggressive riff-driven metal that blends classic heavy metal foundations with the harder-edged momentum of speed metal.
Sound Cancer is a power/thrash metal band from Oceanside, California, formed in 2005, fusing the melodic precision of power metal with the crunching aggression of thrash across two decades of activity.
Sound of Dissent is a thrash metal band formed in St. Louis, Missouri in 2022, channeling the combative energy and political undercurrent that defined thrash metal's formative era into a contemporary Midwestern context.
Sound of Serenity is a Chicago, Illinois band formed in 2009 that combines metalcore's structural intensity with death metal's brutal sonic palette, operating in the space between melody-driven breakdowns and more extreme territory.
Sound of Silence deliver melodic death metal and metalcore from the Asturian city of Gijon, combining Scandinavian melodeath with modern heaviness. Active since 2007, they bring Simon & Garfunkel-referencing intensity to the Cantabrian coast.
Sound the Sirens is a progressive metal and rock project from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2021, weaving complex arrangements and dynamic shifts drawn from both progressive metal and rock traditions.
Heavy metal band from Brasília, formed in 2012, with a lineup of vocalist Jessica Ehlke, guitarist Fabrício Moraes, bassist Zane Galvão, and drummer Nathália Reinehr. The band's musical approach combines traditional heavy metal with hard rock influences from the 1970s, and they released their debut album Rise Again in 2012 as an independent act.
Soundaker play melodic death metal from Barcelona, combining Scandinavian melodeath influences with Catalan musical sensibility. Formed in 2019, they bring fresh melodic intensity to the Mediterranean extreme scene.
SoundCrush deliver groove and thrash metal from Asturias, combining rhythmic heaviness with thrash velocity from the green mountains of northern Spain. Active since 2015, they bring crushing sonic force to the Cantabrian coast.
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