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A 2025 German black metal project, Pyrphoros — Greek for 'fire-bearer' — channels Promethean themes through tremolo-driven compositions. Their classical name suggests an intellectual underpinning to their raw sonic aggression.
Paedication is a brutal death metal band from León, Guanajuato (and Mazatlán, Sinaloa), Mexico, active since 2021. The band released their debut Demo 2022, a three-track recording of gore-themed brutal death metal, independently. They remain unsigned and active as of 2024.
Brutal death metal and goregrind band from Szczecin, Poland, active since 1997, making them one of the longest-running extreme metal acts in the Pomeranian region. Nearly three decades of brutality mark them as veterans.
Slam and brutal death metal band from Bochum, Germany, formed in 2023, dealing in guttural, crushing extremity within the Ruhr Area metal scene. Their playful name belies the punishing nature of their brutal death metal.
Slam, brutal death metal, deathcore, and grindcore band from Denny, Scotland, formed in 2017, delivering surgical-precision extremity. Their medical-procedure name matches the visceral brutality of their sound.
Pandemic are a brutal death metal band from Puerto Madryn, Chubut, operating in one of Argentina's more isolated regional metal scenes. They released the album Insertion of Thought in 2021, a recording that showcases the relentless low-tuned brutality characteristic of the genre.
Brutal death metal band from Lisbon, Portugal, active since 2008, delivering claustrophobic brutality from the Portuguese capital. Nearly two decades of crushing death metal mark them as pillars of the Lisbon underground.
Parasitic Carnivorous is a brutal death metal/slam band from Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela, formed in 2014. Their 2016 EP "Maracay Pampero" established their sound, rooted in the city that shares its name with the release, and the band has continued with an updated lineup since 2023.
Slam and brutal death metal band from Southampton, England, formed in 2019, named after the brain-eating parasitic infection. They deliver appropriately brain-crushing slam from the southern English coast.
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