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Lendava-based death metal/grindcore outfit active since 2011, blasting through short, ferocious compositions that marry death metal's low-end churn with grindcore's frenetic speed. Their music operates at maximum intensity with minimal patience for subtlety.
Benefactor was a death metal and grindcore band from Suzano, São Paulo, Brazil, active from 2011 until their split-up. The band operated in the extreme metal underground of the greater São Paulo area, blending the brutality of death metal with the speed and aggression of grindcore. They self-released material through Bandcamp during their active years.
French extreme metal band from Saint-Étienne, active since 2011, whose sound evolved from black/death metal toward brutal death metal and grindcore. They have become one of the most recognized acts in the French brutal death metal scene.
Finnish death metal band from Seinäjoki, formed in 2024. They deliver annihilating death metal from the South Ostrobothnia region.
Beraza Chainsaw Massacre are a death metal band from Berazategui, on the southern outskirts of Greater Buenos Aires, active since 2017. They released their album Premeditación y alevosía in October 2018, announcing themselves as a brutally focused act in the Buenos Aires underground death metal scene. The band continues to release music independently through their Bandcamp page.
German death metal band from Arnsberg, active since 2001. With over two decades of output, they are one of the Sauerland region's longest-running death metal acts.
Czech death/doom metal project from Prague, formed in 2025, fusing death, doom, and black metal into brooding, heavy compositions. Their early output includes tracks like Corpsick and Betrayal alongside the release Bury the Bodies.
Lublin-based death/thrash metal act active since 2005, fusing death metal's guttural intensity with thrash's riff-driven velocity and rhythmic precision. Their high-energy approach delivers the heaviness of death metal married to thrash's urgent momentum.
Berith is a Christian death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil with roots going back to the early 1990s under the name Devilcrusher before adopting the Berith name. The band explored themes of Christianity, sin, and repentance through a death metal framework and released material on Extreme Records during their active years. After splitting up and reforming multiple times, they are currently listed as split-up on the Metal Archives.
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