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Bonesawer is a death metal and grindcore band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2024. The band plays aggressive extreme metal in the death/grind vein and is listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum as a current active act in Rio de Janeiro's underground scene.
Spanish melodic death/groove metal and metalcore band from Mieres in Asturias, formed in 2012. They blend three aggressive styles with melodic sensibility from the Asturian mining valleys.
Death metal outfit from Kraków, formed in 2020. Their sound draws from the genre's foundational playbook of crushing riffs, blast beats, and growled vocals, executed with the conviction of dedicated extremists.
German death metal band from Berlin, formed in 2013. They deliver storming death metal from Berlin's expansive extreme metal community.
Emerging in 2019 from Kingston upon Hull, 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.
Spanish death metal and grindcore band from Gijón in Asturias, formed in 2019. They deliver grim death-grind from the industrial Cantabrian coast.
St. Albans-based stoner/sludge metal outfit active since 2012, laying down thick, fuzz-caked riffs that move at a lumbering, hypnotic pace. Their sound occupies the hazy intersection where stoner metal's psychedelic warmth meets sludge's abrasive hostility.
Otley-based death metal act active since 2020, 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.
Antalya-based death metal/grindcore outfit active since 2020, 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.
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