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Hazleton, Pennsylvania's Epitomectomy deliver slam and brutal death metal in the tradition of surgical brutality, all crushing, low-end heaviness and punishing groove. Since 2021 they've been one of the harder-hitting acts to emerge from the Pennsylvania underground.
Out of Okeechobee, Florida, Equalizer level everything in their path with slam and brutal death metal that puts sheer heaviness above all other considerations. Founded in 2020, they carry the Florida death metal tradition into one of the state's most unlikely locations.
Brutal death metal band from Arelaune-en-Seine in Normandy, France, active since 2001. With over two decades of history, they are veterans of the French brutal death metal scene.
Brutal death metal outfit from Bilbao in the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2020. They unleash crushing extremity from the industrial heart of northern Spain.
Austin's Eros Rot channels the city's underground death metal scene into brutal, single-minded savagery — dense, downtuned, and drenched in gore — with a name that announces exactly what kind of territory the band inhabits. Since 2021, they've pursued uncompromising brutality with no concessions to accessibility.
Proof that the underground never sleeps, this brutal death metal, death metal, and grindcore act from Leeds traffics in guttural vocals and churning downtuned riffs. Since 2026, they've built a catalog that reflects the UK's ever-evolving heavy music tradition.
A product of a growing underground metal community, this Mosta-based brutal death metal and death metal act channels percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Active since 2024, low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
Pushing the boundaries of brutal death metal and death metal, this Slovak outfit from Košice has been refining their craft since 1996. Their sound hinges on Florida-school brutality with modern precision, delivered with stubborn authenticity.
Rzeszów, Poland — brutal death metal, death metal, and grindcore of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2021, they deal in percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
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