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A Billion Limbs delivers death metal, deathcore, and groove metal from Southend-on-Sea since 2014, bringing a writhing mass of extremity to the Essex coast. Their grotesque name captures the overwhelming, many-armed assault of their sound.
Mansfield, Connecticut death metal project. The funereal name captures the essence of extreme music from rural northeastern Connecticut.
A melodic death and groove metal five-piece from Duisburg, A Bond Between formed in early 2021 and released their debut EP Of Light & Suffering in October 2022. The band's lyrics confront inner conflict, depression, and societal pressure, delivered through a combination of guttural and clean vocals over melodic, groove-heavy riffing.
A Cat in the Brain takes its name from Lucio Fulci's 1990 horror film, delivering death metal from Rome as of 2025. Their cinematic-horror identity channels the Italian capital's legacy of giallo and splatter cinema into extreme metal form.
South Bend, Indiana black/death metal project. The corvid-themed name — a 'murder' by another word — channels dark omens from the home of Notre Dame.
A Constant Storm blends melodic death and black metal with progressive, gothic, and folk elements from Porto since 2014. Their tempestuous name captures the relentless creative energy driving their genre-spanning approach from Portugal's northern capital.
Thessaloniki's A Crack in Time blend melodic death metal with progressive metal ambition, creating technically accomplished compositions that balance aggression with intricate musicianship. Since 2011, they've drawn from the rich Greek metal tradition while incorporating modern progressive elements.
Seattle death metal and deathcore project. The legal defense term repurposed as a promise of emotional violence from the Pacific Northwest.
A solo project by Jonas Werling based in Rhineland-Palatinate, A Dance in Yellow blends melodic black metal and melodic death metal through a lens of Lovecraftian and Eldritch Horror mythology. Werling released The Cracks in the Wall in 2021 and Madness and Blood in 2022, building a self-described fusion of fear and anger into dense, atmospheric metal compositions.
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