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Coccyx is a brutal death metal band from Minas Gerais, Brazil, an independent act that has remained active across multiple periods of activity. The band released a self-titled album in 2018 and appeared on the Brazilian metal compilation "Map of Hell" via UGK Discos (2017). They operate within the fertile Minas Gerais extreme metal underground.
Brutal death-grindcore-groove band from Murcia, Spain, formed in 2016. They blend multiple extreme genres into a chaotic, crushing assault from southeastern Spain.
Seattle brutal death and slam metal band Cocksmack deliver punishing low-tuned brutality with the guttural, bowel-shaking intensity that slam devotees crave. They're a nasty entry in the Pacific Northwest's surprisingly strong brutal death underground.
Chicago, Illinois brutal death metal act Coffin Feeder deliver unrelenting heaviness from the city's underground with a focus on crushing rhythms and guttural extremity. They represent the brutal death faction of Chicago's sprawling metal scene.
Fort Wayne's Coffin Witch unleash brutal death metal with an emphasis on sheer physical force, piling on pulverizing riffs, guttural vocals, and blast beats into a dense wall of carnage.
Brutal death metal and deathcore band from Essen, Germany, formed in 2024. They bring fresh, punishing extremity to the Ruhr Valley underground.
Brutal death metal act from Moscow, active since 2014. Cold Blooded Murder delivers relentless brutality from the Russian capital.
Virginia Beach's Coldcocked specializes in the punishing low-end crush of slam death metal, pairing guttural vocal extremity with breakdowns designed to level venues and test the structural integrity of stage floors.
Berkeley's Colonoscopy commits fully to brutal death metal's most repulsive aesthetic tendencies, delivering dense, guttural heaviness with the Bay Area's characteristic technical edge lurking beneath the gore.
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