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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Coffin Dust are a ferocious crossover thrash and death metal band that blast through songs with the speed and aggression of both traditions in full force. Philly's fertile extreme metal scene has produced few acts as relentlessly energetic.
Detroit, Michigan's Coffin Feeder blend death metal, hardcore, and thrash into a vicious hybrid that carries the working-class aggression of Motor City metal. Their crossover-adjacent sound draws from Detroit's long history of heavy, confrontational music.
Chicago, Illinois brutal death metal act Coffin Feeder deliver unrelenting heaviness from the city's underground with a focus on crushing rhythms and guttural extremity. They represent the brutal death faction of Chicago's sprawling metal scene.
Black-thrash metal band from Cornwall, England, emerging in 2025. They fuse black metal darkness with thrash velocity from the English West Country.
Hopatcong, New Jersey death metal band Coffin Fuck pull no punches, delivering blunt, vile, and aggressive death metal with a deep-underground sensibility. They are the kind of raw, no-frills act that keeps the death metal underground honest.
St. Louis, Missouri black-death and grindcore band Coffin Full of Rats are a chaotic and filthy extreme metal act from the Gateway City's underground. Their music is fast, ugly, and unapologetically hostile.
Dallas, Texas death metal and grindcore outfit Coffin Hoarder push into experimental territory, combining brutality with unpredictable structures that subvert genre expectations. They're one of Dallas's more adventurous extreme metal acts.
Sonoma County, California heavy metal band Coffin Hunters bring a traditional heavy metal approach to the Bay Area's wine country, with riff-forward songwriting and a classic sensibility. They represent the enduring appeal of no-frills heavy metal in Northern California.
Black metal band from Wolverhampton, England, formed in 2023. They deliver raw black metal from the Black Country.
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