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Caliban (band)
Caliban is a German metalcore band formed in 1997 in Essen, led by vocalist Andreas Dörner and guitarist Marc Görtz, on Century Media since 2009; not the Celtic folk duo Caliban of Lief Sorbye.
Caligula's Horse
Caligula's Horse: Brisbane, Australia progressive metal band formed by Sam Vallen and Jim Grey; six albums including In Contact (2017) and Charcoal Grace (2024) on InsideOut Music.
Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records is a British independent extreme metal label founded in 1993 by Lee Barrett, known for early Emperor and Opeth releases and absorbed by Spinefarm in 2016.
Candlemass (band)
Candlemass is a Swedish epic doom metal band formed in Stockholm in 1985 by bassist Leif Edling, whose 1986 debut Epicus Doomicus Metallicus founded the genre.
Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse: American death metal band formed December 1988 in Buffalo, New York, based in Tampa, Florida, on Metal Blade Records. Sixteen studio albums, over two million records sold, first death metal band past one million albums; "Hammer Smashed Face" and the Ace Ventura appearance distinguish them from any other band of the same name.
Carcass (band)
Carcass, Liverpool extreme metal band formed 1985 by Bill Steer and Ken Owen, pioneered goregrind on Reek of Putrefaction and melodic death metal on Heartwork; split 1996, reformed 2007, seven albums through Torn Arteries (2021).
Castle Rat
Castle Rat is a Brooklyn, New York fantasy doom metal band formed in 2019, fronted by Riley Pinkerton as the Rat Queen. Albums: Into the Realm (2024) and The Bestiary (2025), known for costumed theatrical live shows.
Cattle Decapitation
Cattle Decapitation, a San Diego deathgrind band formed in 1996, fronted by Travis Ryan since 1997, on Metal Blade Records, known for animal rights and misanthropic themes and albums like Monolith of Inhumanity and Terrasite.
Cavalera
Cavalera is a heavy metal band formed by brothers Max and Iggor Cavalera, founding members of Sepultura, who re-record Sepultura's early albums, including Bestial Devastation, Morbid Visions, and Schizophrenia.
Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost was a Swiss extreme metal band formed in Zürich in 1984 by Thomas Gabriel Fischer and Martin Eric Ain, former members of Hellhammer.
Charon (group)
Charon is a Finnish gothic metal band from Raahe, formed in 1992, best known for the 2002 album Downhearted, which reached number 3 in Finland.
Chelsea Grin
Chelsea Grin: American deathcore band from Salt Lake City, Utah, formed 2007, named for the Glasgow smile; Rise Records act with two EPs and seven albums including Desolation of Eden and Suffer in Heaven.
Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom, Finnish melodic death metal band formed in Espoo in 1993 as Inearthed, led by Alexi Laiho (1979-2020). Ten albums 1997-2019, neoclassical guitar-keyboard leads, 250,000+ Finnish sales, disbanded 2019, reunited 2026.
Chimaira
Chimaira (ky-MEER-ə), American groove/metalcore band from Cleveland, Ohio, formed August 1998; named for the Greek Chimera. Seven albums 2001–2013, Roadrunner and eOne labels, dissolved 2014, returned 2023 with Mark Hunter the only constant member.
Chubby and the Gang
Chubby and the Gang were a London punk band fronted by Charlie "Chubby Charles" Manning-Walker, formed in 2019 and active until a breakup announced in March 2025.
Circle of Dead Children
Circle of Dead Children are an American brutal death metal and grindcore band formed on Halloween 1998 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by vocalist Joe Horvath and guitarist Jason Andrews, who released five albums between 1999 and 2010.
Civil War (band)
Civil War: Swedish power metal band from Falun formed in 2012 by four ex-Sabaton members, also known as the Sabaton offshoot. Four albums on Napalm Records, The Killer Angels through Invaders (2022), with war and history lyrics.
Clawfinger
Clawfinger, Swedish-Norwegian rap-metal band formed 1990 in Stockholm, known for Deaf Dumb Blind (1993), the anti-racist single "Nigger", and the 2026 comeback album Before We All Die; not to be confused with other uses of the name.
Cleopatrick
Cleopatrick is a Canadian rock duo from Cobourg, Ontario, formed in 2015 by Luke Gruntz and Ian Fraser, known for "Hometown" and the 2021 album Bummer.
Clutch (band)
Clutch is an American rock band formed in 1991 in Maryland, featuring Neil Fallon, Tim Sult, Dan Maines, and Jean-Paul Gaster; known for riff-heavy stoner/blues rock, the 1995 self-titled album, and its own Weathermaker Music label. Not the Birmingham, Alabama Official Clutch Band.
Coal Chamber
Coal Chamber: American nu metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1992 (as She's in Pain) by Dez Fafara and Meegs Rascón; four albums including Coal Chamber (1997) and Rivals (2015), reunited 2022.
Cobra Spell
Cobra Spell is a Dutch heavy metal/hard rock band founded in 2019 by ex-Burning Witches guitarist Sonia Anubis; all-female by 2023, released EPs Love Venom and Anthems of the Night and debut album 666 on Napalm Records before a 2026 hiatus.
Code Orange (band)
Code Orange (formerly Code Orange Kids) is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania metal band formed in 2008, known for metalcore fused with industrial and electronic elements, two Best Metal Performance Grammy nominations, and a 2025 hiatus.
Coheed and Cambria
Coheed and Cambria: American progressive rock/metal band from Nyack, New York, formed 1995 as Shabutie. Nearly all albums tell Claudio Sanchez's sci-fi saga The Amory Wars; 2005's Good Apollo Vol. 1 hit Billboard number seven.
Conjurer
Conjurer is an English sludge, doom, and post-metal band from Rugby, Warwickshire, formed in 2014, whose acclaimed 2018 debut album Mire was followed by Unself in 2025.
Conquer Divide
Conquer Divide: international all-female metalcore/hard rock band formed 2013 in Michigan; albums Conquer Divide (2015) and Slow Burn (2023, Mascot Records); members from US, UK, Canada; over 30 million debut streams.
Converge (band)
Converge is an American metalcore/mathcore band formed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1990, led by Jacob Bannon and Kurt Ballou; landmark album Jane Doe (2001), with Love Is Not Enough and Hum of Hurt released in 2026.
Convulse
Convulse is a Finnish death metal band from Nokia, formed in 1988, known for its 1991 debut album World Without God and an 18-year hiatus before a 2012 reunion.
Copenhell
Copenhell is a heavy metal festival held annually since 2010 at Refshaleøen, a former shipyard area in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded by Jeppe Nissen, it draws about 39,000 guests per day.
Corrosion of Conformity
Corrosion of Conformity (C.O.C.), American metal band formed 1982 in Raleigh, North Carolina by Woody Weatherman, Mike Dean, and Reed Mullin; hardcore punk origins, crossover thrash landmark Animosity, Southern metal classics Deliverance and Wiseblood, 2018's No Cross No Crown, and 2026's Good God / Baad Man.