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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)
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Spawnsire is a black/death metal band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2019, fusing the cold, dissonant textures of black metal with the heaviness and malevolence of death metal in the tradition of Chicago's prolific extreme metal underground.
Spaz Attack is a heavy and power metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2017, delivering the high-energy riff-driven approach of classic American heavy metal with the melodic sensibility of the power metal tradition.
Spazmic is a brutal death metal and goregrind band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2008, operating at the extreme end of the underground with dense, abrasive recordings that blend the gore-splattered imagery and brutality of the genre's most uncompromising practitioners.
Rotherham duo Spaztik Munkey churn out tar-thick sludge and stoner metal riffs that feel caked in Yorkshire grime. Active since 2015, their lo-fi approach adds a raw authenticity to their low-tuned heaviness.
Spazztic Blurr is a Portland, Oregon crossover thrash and grindcore band active since 1988, making them one of the Pacific Northwest's longest-running extreme acts and a veteran of the era when hardcore punk and thrash metal first collided.
Speak deliver thrash metal from Leuggern under their Hair God banner, channeling old-school velocity and aggression. Their approach favors the raw, unpolished energy of classic thrash.
Speak in Whispers blend progressive groove metal with metalcore from Larnaca, combining rhythmic heaviness with dynamic song structures. Emerging in 2025, they represent the cutting edge of Cyprus's growing metal community.
Speak of the Devil is a thrash and death metal band from Roanoke, Virginia, formed in 2012, merging the riff-forward aggression of thrash with death metal heaviness in the tradition of the East Coast underground.
Speaker Eater is an atmospheric sludge and doom metal band from Wausau, Wisconsin, formed in 2011, building massive, slow-burning compositions that blend post-hardcore dynamics with the crushing weight of sludge and the desolate sprawl of atmospheric doom.
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