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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Ad Astra (2025)
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Featured Stoner Metal Album
Spitting Fire Live Vol. 2 (2013)
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Richmond, Virginia brutal death metal and grindcore band formed in 2017, pairing an intentionally absurdist name with pulverizing extreme metal.
Los Angeles brutal death metal band formed in 1994, active in the California death metal underground through the mid-1990s before splitting up.
Brutal death metal band from Rockland, Massachusetts, active from 1999 as part of the early 2000s New England extreme metal scene before disbanding.
US death/black metal band formed in 2019, taking their name from the iconic super-heavy battle tank of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Emerging in 2025 from Haugesund, this death metal act channels the genre's primal aggression through tight, riff-driven compositions. Their recordings carry the unmistakable weight of classic death metal.
Progressive death metal outfit from Rzeszów, formed in 2013. Their material navigates shifting tempos, unconventional song structures, and intricate instrumental interplay while maintaining the genre's essential aggression.
Florence-based melodic thrash metal act active since 2012, tempering the genre's trademark aggression with harmonized guitar leads and dynamic songwriting. Their approach delivers thrash metal's visceral energy without sacrificing melodic accessibility.
An Austin, Texas melodic death/black metal outfit formed in 2023, blending aggressive riffing with epic fantasy themes.
Death metal and grindcore band from Glasgow, active since 2012. They deliver aggressive extremity rooted in the grinding, abrasive end of the Scottish metal underground.
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