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Crust-thrash band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2019. They fuse the raw political fury of crust punk with thrash metal's velocity.
Los Angeles experimental progressive metal act Civil Defiance push beyond conventional song structures, blending odd meters and dissonant harmonic choices into something deliberately off-axis. Their music challenges as much as it rewards.
Media, Pennsylvania thrash act Civil Disobedience bring a politically charged bite to hard-edged riffing rooted in East Coast underground aggression. Their approach is confrontational and purposeful.
Cleveland crossover/thrash outfit Civil Disobedience fuse the raw energy of hardcore punk with thrash's technical precision, built for maximum impact in small, sweaty venues. They represent the Ohio underground at its most combative.
Wisconsin thrash act Civil Disorder carve out punishing grooves from Midwestern frustration, keeping their approach sharp and unpretentious in the tradition of the great underground thrash scenes. Their music hits like a closed fist.
Rapid City groove metal outfit Civil Serpent build heavy, mid-paced riffs out of the isolation and edge of the Great Plains, channeling South Dakota's sparse landscape into dense, grinding heaviness. Their sound is thick and unhurried.
San Diego death metal act Civil Unrest deliver aggressive, riff-first material grounded in the Southern California underground's long tradition of no-frills brutality. Their music is direct and without ornamentation.
Santa Barbara thrash outfit Civil Unrest operate in the classic mold of West Coast speed and aggression, driving hard through well-constructed riff patterns with a live-wire energy. California thrash tradition runs deep in their approach.
Falun/Borlänge heavy/power metal act formed in 2015, delivering anthemic compositions with classic metal grandeur from central Sweden's Dalarna region. Their triumphant sound carries the uplifting energy of the power metal tradition.
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