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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Morgroth is a brutal death metal project from Mogilev, Belarus, formed in 2020 that delivers punishing, guttural extremity in the tradition of Eastern European death metal. Their approach prioritizes relentless blast beats, guttural vocals, and technically demanding riffwork.
Garland, Texas brutal death metal act Morgue Bound have been delivering punishing, technically aggressive material since 2018, operating within the Dallas-Fort Worth scene's strong tradition of extreme metal. Their brutal death metal orientation prioritizes density and power over melody, landing squarely in the genre's most uncompromising corner.
Ripping Brutal Death Metal from Dallas.
Queen Creek, Arizona's Morgue Molestation hit the scene in 2020 with a brutal death metal attack built on relentless blasting, guttural vocals, and the kind of uncompromising ugliness that leaves little room for subtlety.
Moridigan is a brutal death metal band from Hanover, Germany, formed in 2018, with releases including Deadborn Nemesis and Spawn of the Mind's Abyss, both from 2018. Their sound channels heavy, riff-driven death metal with dark lyrical themes spanning divine retribution and occult horror.
Morphogenetic Malformation is a brutal death metal band from Chelyabinsk, Russia, formed in 2014. They unleash unrelenting brutal death metal fury.
A brutal death metal act from Lyon, Mortal Dream emerged in 2026 as one of France's newest extreme metal projects. The band delivers punishing, guttural death metal from one of the country's most active metal scenes.
Mortal Possession is a brutal death metal band from Kiel, Germany, formed in 2016. They unleash unrelenting brutal death metal fury.
Mortal Remains from the Tri-Cities region of Washington State operate in the brutal death metal vein, bringing dense, punishing riffs and guttural extremity to the Pacific Northwest underground.
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