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Wasteland (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Acid King (EP) (2014)
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Cell Death is a grindcore band from Richmond, Virginia, delivering short, savage blasts rooted in the powerviolence and hardcore punk traditions that have long defined the Richmond extreme music underground.
Cell Intruder is a death metal band from Louisville, Kentucky, trading in the churning, downtuned riff structures and guttural vocal delivery of old-school American death metal, with a murky, mid-paced approach that favors atmosphere and groove over speed.
Groove metal and metalcore band from Wiesbaden, Germany, formed in 2017. They deliver heavy, rhythmic grooves layered with metalcore dynamics and breakdowns.
Folk and symphonic metal band from Hanover, Germany, formed in 2015. They blend traditional folk instrumentation with symphonic orchestration and heavy metal energy.
Cellador is a power metal band from Denver, Colorado, known for twin-guitar harmonies, soaring clean vocals, and the fleet-fingered melodic style characteristic of European-influenced American power metal in the tradition of Blind Guardian and Helloween.
Doom and stoner metal band from Aachen, Germany, active since 2014. They deliver thick, fuzz-drenched riffs and heavy grooves rooted in the stoner-doom tradition.
Budapest-based black metal project formed in 2020. Cellar Dweller crafts subterranean, cavernous black metal steeped in darkness and isolation.
Cellar Fluids is a death metal and grindcore band from Savannah, Georgia, blending the gore-obsessed intensity of grind with the downtuned riff structures of death metal for a caustic and deliberately unpolished sound.
Melodic death metal band from Kotka, Finland, formed in 2017. They craft melodic yet aggressive death metal from the southeastern Finnish coast.
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