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Biomenace was a thrash/death metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2010 and later split up. The band operated within Belo Horizonte's historically rich extreme metal underground and released at least one demo, "Eternal Suffering," which is catalogued on Encyclopaedia Metallum.
Biomorf is a science fiction-themed death metal band from Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2018 and currently active. The band's lyrics explore technology, space travel, cosmology, and science fiction, setting them apart within the Brazilian death metal underground. They released the EP "Dark Matter Disintegration" in 2018 and have continued releasing material through their Bandcamp page.
German melodic death metal band from Hamburg, formed in 2013. They craft melodic death metal with the precision and polish Hamburg's metal scene is known for.
Melodic death metal outfit from Patras, formed in 2014. Twin-guitar harmonies and soaring lead work temper the brutality of blast beats and growled vocals, creating compositions that are both punishing and anthemic.
Moscow-based melodic death metal act active since 2010, threading harmonized guitar leads and memorable hooks through aggressive, double-bass-driven arrangements. Their approach balances accessibility with genuine heaviness, drawing from the Gothenburg tradition.
Czech death metal band from Česká Třebová, formed in 2014. They deliver brutal, technically inclined death metal rooted in the genre's classic traditions.
Melodic death metal outfit from Komsomolsk-on-Amur, formed in 2023. Twin-guitar harmonies and soaring lead work temper the brutality of blast beats and growled vocals, creating compositions that are both punishing and anthemic.
Death/doom outfit from Budapest, formed in 2017. Their music inhabits the oppressive space where death metal's aggression meets doom's suffocating weight.
Bipolar Noise is an extreme metal band from Jacareí, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2021. The trio blends grindcore, death metal, and hardcore with psychedelic lyrical themes and shifting tempos, releasing the EP "Necrocão" on Bandcamp.
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