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Burlington, Vermont's Chronic Decay brings crossover thrash energy to New England's underground, fusing the raw aggression of hardcore punk with thrash metal's technical edge. Their fast, short, and angry songs capture the crossover spirit in its most stripped-down form.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania's Chronic Decay operates in the brutal death and deathcore space, delivering thick, down-tuned breakdowns alongside extreme metal riffing rooted in the genre's Pennsylvania underground traditions. Their approach favors brute force over subtlety.
Manteca, California's Chronic Decay delivers straightforward thrash metal with Bay Area-influenced intensity and hard-driving rhythms. Their sound is meat-and-potatoes thrash, built on riff momentum and aggressive delivery.
Dayton, Ohio's Chronic Demise operates in the grinding intersection of death metal and grindcore, favoring speed, blasting, and concise bursts of brutality. Their music draws from the Midwest's tradition of keeping extreme metal gritty and unpretentious.
Thrash metal band from the Istrian city of Pula, Croatia, formed in 2023. Chronic Disease brings raw, youthful energy to the Croatian thrash metal scene.
Michigan City, Indiana thrash band Chronic Disorder brings Midwest aggression and crunching riff-work to the genre's straightforward tradition. Their music is built on the core thrash virtues of speed, volume, and momentum.
Heavy metal band from Rome, formed in 2016. Chronic Hangover brings rough-edged, no-frills heavy metal energy to the Italian capital's scene.
Death-grind act from Estremoz in the Alentejo, formed in 2018. Chronic Infection delivers blast-driven extremity from the marble-quarrying town of central Portugal.
Kansas City doom and stoner metal act Chronic Lethargy lives up to their name with slow, fuzz-soaked riffs and a hazy, psychedelic heaviness that invites deep listening. Their sound draws on the cosmic, heavy-lidded side of the doom tradition.
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