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Chicago's Colossus deal in crushing brutal death metal, bringing the city's underground scene a punishing wall of blastbeats and guttural aggression. Their sound is dense and relentless, built for the pit.
Brutal death metal band from Liverpool, England, formed in 2015. They deliver punishing, guttural extremity from Merseyside.
Colt.45 is a brutal death metal and grindcore band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Their 2016 album "Extinction", released through Terceiro Mundo Chaos Discos, drew attention in the underground extreme metal scene for its technically demanding riffs, blastbeat-driven drumming, and vocals ranging from shrieking highs to guttural lows across twelve relentless tracks.
Fredericksburg, Virginia's Come to Pass bring brutal death metal ferocity into deathcore structures, layering guttural intensity with devastating breakdowns. They represent the Virginia underground's more extreme end.
Pittsburgh's Commit Suicide combine brutal death metal's punishing low-end with grindcore's breakneck pace, producing something overwhelmingly violent and mercilessly fast. The Steel City underground runs deep in their veins.
Brutal death metal band from Regensburg, Germany, active since 2005. With two decades of punishing extremity, Common Grave are veterans of the Bavarian brutal death metal scene.
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.
New Jersey's Compulsed pummel listeners with caveman-heavy brutal death metal, favoring crushing low-end riffs and guttural vocals over technical showmanship.
Houston, Texas's Condemned are a brutal death metal outfit of the most uncompromising variety — guttural, down-tuned, and relentlessly heavy, with no concessions to accessibility.
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