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Poughkeepsie death/black metal act C.A.I.N. — the acronym standing for "Christ Aborted in Nativity" — formed in 2000 and released material independently before splitting up.
Burlington, Vermont death metal band Ca$e Closed have been active since 2020, representing the state's small but devoted extreme metal underground.
Wellsville, Ohio death/thrash outfit Cabal was a side project of Killjoy of Necrophagia formed after that band's initial breakup; the name comes from Clive Barker's novella Cabal, and the band released through Red Stream, Inc.
Cabinet are a black/death metal band from the remote mountain town of Mammoth Lakes, California, active since 2021 and exploring themes of decomposition and sordidity.
Fall River, Massachusetts's Cacophonia have been pushing death metal and grindcore into experimental territory since 2021, representing a dissonant and unconventional voice in the New England underground.
Hyannis, Massachusetts black/death metal band Cacophonous Death have been active since 2017, bringing a harsh and bleak sound to Cape Cod's metal scene.
A death metal band from Columbus, Ohio, Cadavarice pursues an uncompromising old-school approach to the genre, built on crushing riffs and blunt, violent energy.
A death metal act from Montana, Cadaver Cunt leans into the genre's most abrasive and brutal traditions with unfiltered aggression and no interest in subtlety.
A death metal band from San Diego, California, Cadavered is a recent entry into the city's underground scene, offering straight-forward, punishing death metal in the classic mold.
Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Cadaveric Depravity deals in the punishing low-end assault of brutal death metal, built around guttural vocals, blast beats, and technical riffwork.
A death metal and grindcore band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cadaveric Spasm has been grinding since 2009, channeling the collision of DM brutality and grind's spastic, short-form aggression.
A brutal deathcore band from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Cadaverous Contingency melds the crushing low-end devastation of brutal death metal with the breakdowns and rhythmic aggression of deathcore.
Formed in Santa Ana, California in 2024, Cadaverous Odour takes the splatter and speed of brutal death metal and goregrind and channels it through an intense, blood-soaked sonic attack.
A progressive and technical death metal band from Champaign, Illinois, Caecus was active from 2012 before splitting up, developing a sound that merged intricate, shifting compositions with death metal brutality.
Death metal band from Canton, Ohio that formed in 2018, delivering straightforward brutality from the Ohio underground.
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