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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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St. Louis brutal death/slam outfit Crescent Shaped Corpse specialize in bowel-churning low-end devastation and squealing pinch harmonics. They are among Missouri's heaviest practitioners of slam-oriented death metal extremity.
Atlanta brutal death and slam act Crime Slug specialize in gutted, ultra-heavy carnage drawn from the most punishing corners of extreme metal. Their music is dense, grotesque, and deeply rooted in the Southern US underground.
Tampa brutal death metal act Cross Gnawer hail from one of the most storied cities in extreme metal history, delivering grotesque, gore-laden riff assaults in the proud tradition of Florida's death metal scene.
Kansas City, Missouri heavy metal act Crucifix draw from the genre's classic Midwestern tradition, building their sound around direct, riff-centered songwriting and a hard-edged delivery that cuts through without frills. Their Heartland roots give the music an honest, unpretentious character.
Brutal death metal band from Germany, active since 2013. They deliver punishing, guttural extremity through uncompromising death metal.
Brutal death metal band from Rennes in Brittany, France, formed in 2020. They deliver punishing, guttural extremity from the Breton capital.
Brutal death metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2017. They deliver punishing, guttural extremity from Finland's oldest city.
North Carolina's Crypt Baby smash together brutal death metal, grindcore, and splatter-house extremity into short, pulverizing blasts. Their approach is deliberately caustic, prioritizing density and speed above all else.
Ashtabula, Ohio's Crypt Rot deliver uncompromising death metal with a damp, decayed production aesthetic that suits their rotting, underground aesthetic. Their material feels like it was excavated rather than recorded.
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