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Abominable Filth channels death metal from Kingston upon Hull since 2020, their gleefully repulsive name leaving no ambiguity about their sonic intentions. Their Humberside origins feed a sound as uncompromising as the North Sea winters.
Abominable Putridity has become one of Russia's most internationally recognized slam and brutal death metal acts, originally from Moscow and still operating from there since around 2006. Their grotesque name matches the guttural, bone-crushing brutality that has earned them a devoted global following in the slam death community.
Abominate is a black and death metal band from Pennsylvania. Active since 2011, the band has released an EP and a full-length, with 2020's "A rotten mind becomes violent" delivering eleven tracks of blackened death metal hostility.
Abominated is a Spanish death and thrash metal band formed in 2021, combining death metal's guttural extremity with thrash's relentless speed. The band represents the newer wave of extreme metal crossover in the Spanish underground.
Abomination channels death metal from the industrial town of Mänttä since 2015, adding to Finland's seemingly bottomless well of extreme metal talent. Their straightforward name matches their uncompromising approach to brutality.
Death metal project of unknown origin. The Latinized name's putrid promise delivers exactly what death metal demands.
Abominations are an old-school death metal band from Bremen, Germany, whose Lovecraft-tinged horror themes permeate releases like Summoning Death and the 2021 compilation Realms of Horror, which collects their remastered demos. Their eight-track catalog channels the classic sound of early death metal with relentless energy and dark literary inspiration.
Minnesota death metal project. The name leaves no room for subtlety — total annihilation from the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
Philadelphia death metal project. The name elevates abomination to an ideology — a philosophy of revulsion from the City of Brotherly Love.
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