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Cincinnati, Ohio crust-punk and death metal band Coelacanth have been grinding out ferocious, politically charged metal since the early 1990s, earning a cult following in the American underground. Their sound fuses the rawness of crust with the brutality of early death metal.
Lincoln, Maine sludge and stoner metal band Coelacanth draw from the isolation of rural New England to craft heavy, slow-rolling music with a distinctly bleak character. Their approach is rooted in thick riffs and an unhurried, grinding pace.
Stockholm death metal act active since 2013, contributing to the capital's massive extreme metal output. Their punishing sound carries the weight of Stockholm's legendary death metal lineage.
Progressive metal act from Rome, active since 2009. Coercive has spent over fifteen years crafting intricate progressive metal from the Italian capital.
Progressive heavy metal band from Aix-en-Provence, France, formed in 2020. They blend progressive complexity with heavy metal power from the Provençal heartland.
Nashville, Tennessee black-death metal act Coffin bring a grim, underground aesthetic to Music City's heavy scene, pairing raw black metal atmosphere with death metal brutality. Their music fits firmly in the underground extreme metal tradition.
Trenton, New Jersey death and thrash metal band Coffin deal in fast, aggressive riffs and the kind of no-frills brutality that New Jersey's long thrash tradition demands. They're a street-level act from one of the Northeast's most storied underground scenes.
Portland, Oregon's Coffin Apartment combine death metal's blunt-force attack with sludge metal's suffocating weight, creating a claustrophobic sound that suits their name well. They're part of Portland's dense and genre-spanning extreme metal underground.
Boston, Massachusetts black-death metal band Coffin Birth draw from both sides of extreme metal's most lethal pairing, delivering dark atmosphere alongside relentless aggression. Boston's storied metal scene provides fertile ground for their grim sonic vision.
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