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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)
05/09 @ Mr Smalls Theatre, Millvale
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Scarpath evolved from death metal into a more thrash-focused direction from Nummela in southern Finland, streamlining their approach to extremity. Active since 2015, they bring scarred-path intensity to the Uusimaa region.
St. Louis, Missouri's Scarred Atlas have been operating in the metalcore lane since 2014, bringing the genre's characteristic blend of crushing breakdowns and melodic post-hardcore sensibility to a Midwest city that has long punched above its weight in heavy music. Over a decade active, they've developed a tightly wound, emotionally direct sound with roots in the mid-2000s metalcore resurgence.
Scarred by Beauty blend thrash metal with metalcore from Copenhagen, combining old-school velocity with modern breakdowns and melodic hooks. Active since 2011, they represent the crossover energy of the Danish capital's heavy music scene.
Blazing Heavy / Power Metal from Houston.
Formed in 2025 in Knoxville, Tennessee, Scars like Reminders take atmospheric black metal's interplay of beauty and bleakness and root it in the moody, mountainous landscape of East Tennessee — a natural fit for a genre built on longing, isolation, and vast sonic space. Brand new to the underground, their atmospheric approach promises expansive, emotionally charged black metal from an underrepresented corner of the American South.
McHenry, Illinois's Scars of Armageddon have been delivering power metal with conviction since 2013, drawing from the genre's European tradition of soaring vocals, double-bass gallop, and anthemic songwriting while keeping their feet planted in the American Midwest underground. Their name stakes out the dramatic, end-times register that power metal has always inhabited.
Scars of Solitude deliver melodic heavy metal from the central Finnish town of Aanekoski, combining classic metal melodies with themes of solitary reflection. Active since 2017, they bring emotionally rich metal to the Finnish Lakeland.
Devastating Progressive Death Metal from San Antonio.
Scars Remain play thrash, death, and groove metal from Amberg in the Upper Palatinate, blending multiple aggressive styles into a versatile, heavy sound. Their Bavarian output channels the energy of all three genres without being confined to any single one.
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