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Bloody Vomit was a death metal band from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, active in the early 2020s before splitting up. The band released the demo "He's Dead" and drew on the raw, aggressive traditions of the Brazilian extreme metal underground. They were active on SoundCloud and Bandcamp during their brief existence.
German black/death metal band from Munich, formed in 2010. They forge blackened death metal warfare from Bavaria's capital city.
Uncompromising death metal from Lancaster, active since 2020. Their material trades in the genre's heaviest traditions: cavernous vocals, churning guitar work, and percussion that hits with tectonic force.
Finnish death metal band formed in 2017. They deliver blooming, putrid death metal from the Finnish underground.
French brutal death metal band from Paris, active since 2001. With over two decades of brutality, they are a seasoned force in Parisian death metal.
Melodic death/thrash metal and crossover band from Nyon, Switzerland, active since 2014. They blend melodic death metal hooks with thrash and crossover energy from the shores of Lake Geneva.
Utrecht-based death metal act active since 2017, trafficking in the genre's essential currency of guttural vocals, down-tuned riffs, and relentless percussive punishment. Their compositions deliver uncompromising heaviness rooted in the old-school tradition.
Punishing brutal death metal from Leigh-on-Sea, formed in 2013. Guttural vocals scrape the basement of human register while churning riffs and gravity-blast percussion pummel with mechanical precision.
German death metal band from Augsburg, formed in 2013. They deliver bludgeoning death metal from the Swabian capital.
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