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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Houston brutal death metal trio fusing hardcore aggression with old-school death metal.
Blackened brutal death metal band from Leeds, England, formed in 2023. They blend black metal darkness with brutal death metal ferocity from Yorkshire.
Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania outfit specializing in the most physically oppressive end of brutal and slam death metal, where breakdowns feel less like transitions and more like cave-ins. Their music is designed to destroy whatever room it's played in.
Indianapolis brutal death metal and grindcore outfit that makes no effort to obscure its intentions — the name says everything about the level of restraint on display. Their music is a short, violent exercise in extreme audio punishment.
Brutal death metal act from Rome, active since 1999. Corpsefucking Art has spent over two decades as one of the Italian capital's most extreme and provocative death metal outfits.
Brutal death metal project from Fetsund launched in 2026, representing the cutting edge of Norway's emerging extreme metal generation. Their guttural assault pushes the boundaries of brutality with relentless precision.
Brutal death metal act from Rome, formed in 2019. Corpsegod delivers punishing, guttural brutality from the Roman underground.
Brutal death metal band from the Espoo/Helsinki area, Finland, formed in 2024. They deliver punishing, guttural brutality from the Finnish capital region.
Virginia brutal death metal act that weaponizes speed, blast beats, and guttural extremity. Their name says it all — they deal in punishment at the outer limits of the genre.
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