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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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This Godless Endeavor (2005)
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Kansas City death metal band formed in 2023, bringing apocalyptic themes to the genre's crushing sonic palette.
Death-thrash metal band from Alzenau, Germany, active since 1998. With over 25 years of activity, Candra are seasoned veterans of the Franconian extreme metal scene.
Gardena, California death metal outfit with roots going back to 1990, an early presence in the West Coast underground extreme metal scene.
Canilive is a death metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, active since 2011. The band plays technical, heavy death metal with grindcore influences, and released their debut EP "Psychosomatic Schizo" in 2016 after a period of hiatus and lineup changes. They are an active presence in the Rio de Janeiro underground metal scene.
Death-doom act from Gdańsk on the Baltic coast, formed in 2024. Canis Majoris — named after the constellation containing the Dog Star — channels cosmic doom from Poland's northern port city.
Minnesota death metal act formed around 2024 with a focus on serial killer themes, sitting squarely in the brutal underground.
Richmond, Virginia death metal act launched in 2006 as a marijuana-themed parody of Cannibal Corpse and classic death metal, featuring Phil from Municipal Waste.
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania slam/brutal death metal and goregrind band taking their name from the 1980 horror film and operating in the extreme underground.
Rockford, Illinois death metal band from the 1990s whose gore- and torment-driven aesthetic placed them firmly in the brutal death underground before their split-up.
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