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Chthonic

Death metal
Death metal

Chthonic is a Death metal act. Their sound grew out of Obituary, Cradle of Filth, Marduk, 3 Inches of Blood and Satyricon. Those roots explain a lot about how Chthonic arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth, Old Man's Child, Limbonic Art and Rotting Christ, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Imperial Circus Dead Decadence, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Chthonic, reaching back through Obituary and forward to Imperial Circus Dead Decadence. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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ChthonicObituaryCradle of FilthMarduk3 Inches of BloodSatyriconBleeding ThroughArch EnemyJudas PriestImperial Circus Dead…Dimmu BorgirCradle of FilthOld Man's ChildLimbonic ArtRotting ChristEmperorBlackbraidDiabolical Masquerade

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Chthonic connections

Chthonic grew out of Obituary, Cradle of Filth, Marduk and 3 Inches of Blood, shares an orbit with Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth, Old Man's Child and Limbonic Art, went on to shape Imperial Circus Dead Decadence. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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