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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Playlist: The Very Best of Corrosion of Conformity (2010)
05/09 @ Mr Smalls Theatre, Millvale
Featured Grindcore Album
The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Komsomolsk-on-Amur-based groove metal/metalcore outfit active since 2012, combining crushing syncopated riffs with metalcore's dynamic song structures and breakdown-heavy approach. Their sound bridges pit-ready heaviness with modern extreme metal aggression.
Power metal outfit from Athens, formed in 2013. Their sound combines high-register vocals with twin-guitar harmonies and double-bass drumming in the grand tradition of melodic heavy metal.
Palermo-based southern metal act active since 2018, injecting blues-influenced swagger and whiskey-soaked groove into their heavy, riff-driven sound. Their music channels the spirit of American Southern rock and metal through a Italian perspective.
Croatia (early); Moscow-based speed metal outfit active since 2020, delivering breakneck tempos and razor-sharp riffing that recalls the genre's 1980s heyday. Their relentless approach channels the raw velocity of early Exciter and Agent Steel.
Stoner doom act from Northern Italy, formed in 2020. Their music moves at a glacial pace through layers of fuzz and psychedelic textures, inviting the listener into a trance-like state of heavy meditation.
Swedish black metal entity emerging in 2023, delivering raw, uncompromising extremity built on icy tremolo riffs and furious blast beats. Their work draws from the deep well of Scandinavian black metal tradition, maintaining a stripped-down, no-frills approach to the genre.
Since 1999, this Italian thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Pavia. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Spanish black metal band from Aragon, formed in 2017. They channel dark spiritual intensity through raw black metal.
Dublin-based sludge metal act active since 2018, delivering corrosive, feedback-drenched heaviness that grinds forward with hostile intent. Their sound channels the genre's essential aggression through punishingly distorted guitar tones and abrasive vocals.
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