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San Francisco, California act Chainsaw Zombie weave together black metal, death metal, and doom metal into a dark, mid-paced assault drawing from the Bay Area's extreme metal history. The death-doom elements slow their attack and add a sepulchral heaviness.
Black metal project from Umeå, active since 2010. Chainsawtan blends chainsaw-toned black metal with satanic themes from northern Sweden.
Hobart, Indiana doom and sludge metal band Chainsmoker play heavy, feedback-laden music rooted in Southern sludge and traditional doom conventions. Their sound is deliberately slow and crushing, with fuzzed-out guitar tones central to their approach.
Death metal act from Warsaw, formed in 2021. Chainsword delivers crushing death metal from the Polish capital.
Groove-sludge act from Istanbul, formed in 2024. Chainwind Ritual delivers heavy, ritualistic metal from Turkey's cultural capital.
Groove metal band from Falun in Dalarna, active since 2009. Chainwreck has delivered over fifteen years of heavy grooves from the Swedish copper country.
Augusta, Georgia band Chairleg combine death metal riffing with groove metal's rhythmic sensibility, resulting in a heavy, head-nodding style that sits between Pantera-influenced groove and more aggressive death metal territory. Their material is built around punchy, mid-paced riffs.
UK grindcore band formed in 2021. They deliver short, intense bursts of chaotic grinding fury.
Progressive heavy-thrash metal band from the Wadersloh area of Westphalia, Germany, emerging in 2025. They blend progressive complexity with the driving force of heavy and thrash metal.
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