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The Serpent Only Lies (2016)
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Boston's Composted drag brutal death metal and grindcore through a compost heap of filth, producing putrid, blast-driven assaults that leave little room for anything but decomposition.
Holyoke, Massachusetts one-piece Compress delivers oppressive black metal steeped in cold dissonance and suffocating density, an unrelenting solo project built for maximum atmospheric punishment.
New Jersey's Compulsed pummel listeners with caveman-heavy brutal death metal, favoring crushing low-end riffs and guttural vocals over technical showmanship.
Lumberton, North Carolina's Compulsion to Lacerate deliver straightforward death metal rooted in old-school extremity, driven by down-tuned riffing and an unflinching appetite for brutality.
San Antonio, Texas's Con Carnage charge through a cross-section of death metal, grindcore, and hardcore, channeling the Lone Star State's underground aggression into fast, frenzied attacks.
Pleasant Hill, California's Concealed meld groove metal's mid-tempo swagger with nu metal's heavy atmosphere and occasional thrash bite, landing in the aggressive pocket of late-90s Bay Area heaviness.
Conceived by Thunder from Tucson, Arizona take cues from classic heavy metal and speed metal traditions, delivering high-energy riff workouts with a reverence for the genre's analog-era roots.
Sacramento, California's Conceived in Chaos sharpen their sound on the whetstone of Bay Area thrash, cranking out riff-heavy assaults with the velocity and edge of the genre's golden era.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina's Conception of Being fuse death metal's abrasive attack with thrash's propulsive riff-writing, crafting music that is as precise as it is punishing.
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