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Chapel of Ruin was a death metal band from Pamplin, Virginia, active from 2010 to 2015, that drew on the classic sounds of Suffocation, Cannibal Corpse, and Bolt Thrower. Their full-length album He Who Is Everything, released in 2014, is the band's primary recorded statement.
Blackened death metal act from Lisbon, formed in 2024. Chapel of Samhain channels Celtic pagan themes through extreme metal.
Frigid Black Metal out of Texas.
Death-groove metal band from Coventry, England, formed in 2020. They blend death metal aggression with heavy grooves from the city that gave birth to Cathedral.
Progressive metal band from Shumen, Bulgaria, formed around 2014. Their debut 'Genesis' was recorded live over four days in Harmanli and mastered in London, balancing doomy heaviness with progressive sophistication to critical acclaim.
Chapstik is a stoner and thrash metal band with roots in San Antonio, Texas, that relocated to Detroit, Michigan, playing a low-end-heavy blend of Melvins-influenced sludge and punk-edged thrash. The band released three full-lengths across their active years from 1997 to 2011, including Barnburner on Unfortunate Miracle Records.
Chapter is a metalcore band from Greensburg, Pennsylvania, operating in the tradition of the Pittsburgh-area heavy music scene. The band plays aggressive metalcore and has released material independently.
Chapter 13 is a heavy and thrash metal band from North Idaho that blends the classic heavy metal sound with thrash sensibilities. The band operates independently out of the Pacific Northwest.
Power and progressive metal band from Lucerne, Switzerland, formed in 2015. They blend soaring melodies and intricate progressive arrangements with the bombast and energy of power metal.
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