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Cathedral　

It’s universally agreed that the originators of the doom metal genre are Black Sabbath, but there were several bands of the ’80s/early ’90s that kept the style alive (during Sabbath’s lean y ..more

Cannibal Corpse　

If vomit were a movie, this would be the soundtrack, wrote one critic of Cannibal Corpse’s music, some of the most extreme, violent death metal sounds and subject matter ever committed to tape ..more

Carcass　

Often considered one of grindcore’s founding fathers, Carcass were among the first bands of the extreme metal genre to try a different lyrical approach -- one that reflected a fascination wit ..more

Candlemass　

Sweden’s Candlemass helped reintroduce the lumbering power chords of Black Sabbath to an entire generation of post-New Wave of British Heavy Metal and post-thrash metalheads, almost single ..more

Crown　

Crashdiet　

A leading force in the Swedish sleaze rock scene of the 2000s -- a revival of the glam metal (or hair metal) of the 1980s, but with a more pronounced punk element, often rawer in sound and raunchier ..more

Cryptopsy　

Making a splash on the Montreal death metal scene with their 1993 demo Ungentle Exhumation, Cryptopsy were immediately recognized in Europe after signing to Germany’s Invasion Records the following ..more

Cradle Of Filth　

British black metal band Cradle of Filth were formed in 1991, originally comprised of vocalist Dani Filth (born Daniel Lloyd Davey), guitarist Paul Ryan, his keyboardist brother Benja ..more

Coronatus　

Corrosion Of Conformity (C.O.C)　

Circus Maximus (Metal)　

Ceremonial Oath　

Originally known as Desecrator when they began rehearsing in 1989, Swedish melodic death metal band Ceremonial Oath was a collaboration between singer vocalist Oscar Dronjak, guitarist Anders ..more

Chthonic　

One of the few rock bands from Taiwan to gain exposure in North America, Chthonic are a melodic death metal group whose music employs elements of traditional Taiwanese music (including the ..more

Children Of Bodom　

Combining elements of melodic death metal, power metal, neo-classical, and thrash, Children of Bodom have been one of the world’s most expansive and hard to define bands since their formation in 20 ..more