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Brutal death metal project from Fetsund launched in 2026, representing the cutting edge of Norway's emerging extreme metal generation. Their guttural assault pushes the boundaries of brutality with relentless precision.
Brutal death metal act from Rome, formed in 2019. Corpsegod delivers punishing, guttural brutality from the Roman underground.
Tampa, Florida death metal and hardcore project connected to one of the genre's most iconic figures, bringing the crushing intensity of Florida's death metal legacy into collision with hardcore's raw energy. The Tampa scene's influence is unmistakable throughout.
Baltimore, Maryland death metal band sharing a name with one of the genre's legends but forging their own identity in the mid-Atlantic underground. They carry the weight of death metal's most punishing traditions.
Corpsehammer is a Chile/Sweden collaborative death/black/thrash metal project based in Dalarna, Sweden, featuring members from Swedish black metal band Omnizide alongside Chilean collaborators. The band issued three EPs in rapid succession — "Sacrilegio" (2017), "Posesión" (2017), and "Perversión" (2018), all as limited cassette runs — before consolidating them into the compilation "Sign of the Corpsehammer" (2019) and releasing their debut full-length "Metal de la muerte" via Bestial Invasion Records the same year, a record drawing heavily from Hellhammer, Sarcófago, Celtic Frost, and Darkthrone.
San Diego, California technical death metal act combining the surgical precision of the tech-death school with a commitment to genuine brutality. Their compositions reward repeated listens as the intricacies surface through the density.
Old-school death metal project from Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, inspired by the early 1990s Morrisound production era and bands like Death, Obituary, and Gorguts. Originally started as a solo endeavor by Antoan Bozhkov in 2015, Corpsemangle reformed as a two-piece in 2025.
Melodic black-death metal band from the Alzey/Worms area of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, formed in 2022. They weave dark melodies through blackened death metal.
Death metal band from Jena, Germany, formed in 2021. They deliver crushing death metal from the Thuringian university city.
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