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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Evidence (2023)
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Pennsylvania speed metal band Cronecronaut race through high-velocity riff assaults in the tradition of classic 80s acts, keeping the emphasis on sheer metallic momentum and tightly coiled energy.
Portland, Oregon thrash band Cronic tear through fast-picked aggression and hard-nosed attitude, representing the Pacific Northwest's long-standing love for no-frills heavy metal violence.
Denver death metal act Cronos Compulsion deliver punishing, precise brutality with the technical edge that defines the Colorado underground scene's approach to extreme music.
Sugar Hill, Georgia black metal outfit Crooked Cross deliver cold, misanthropic riffs and bleak atmosphere rooted in the rawer traditions of the Southern American underground.
Tacoma crossover/thrash act Crooked Cross fuse punk aggression with thrash metal riffing and hardcore bite, channeling the Pacific Northwest's DIY ethic into relentless pit-ready output.
Fayetteville, North Carolina hardcore/thrash outfit Crooked Cult dish out tight, fast, and unrelenting crossover material rooted in the confrontational traditions of both genres.
Raw, furious blackened death metal. Project of JR Escalante (Nocturnal Hollow). Influenced by Mayhem, Darkthrone, and Inquisition.
Los Angeles grindcore/power metal oddity Crookedcop merge the blasting chaos of grind with the bombast of power metal in a deliberately disorienting and genre-defiant collision.
Heavy Sludge / Stoner Metal from Dallas.
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