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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Humble, Texas death-thrash band delivering the kind of punishing riff-heavy metal that has long thrived in the Houston-area underground. Their music is aggressive, direct, and unashamedly brutal.
Crushing Axes is a death metal project from São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil, founded and led by multi-instrumentalist Alexandre Rodrigues. The project is largely a one-man effort, with Rodrigues handling composition, recording, and vocals, occasionally enlisting session musicians for releases. The 2014 album Undead Warrior, featuring session bass and drums, drew praise for its no-frills Brazilian death metal approach blended with groove, with lyrics exploring Norse mythology and the dark side of the human psyche.
Death metal band from Reading, England, formed in 2022. They deliver crushing death metal from the Thames Valley.
Rochester melodic death metal act blending the emotional sweep of melodic songwriting with the brutality of straight death metal. They bring a distinct Northern New York sensibility to a well-traveled genre.
Austin black-death metal band drawing from the sinister traditions of both genres to produce dark, menacing extreme metal. They're part of Austin's growing underground metal community pushing past the city's rock reputation.
Clovis, California death-thrash outfit delivering high-velocity riff assaults from the Central Valley's underground scene. Their sound leans on classic genre mechanics executed with directness and conviction.
Death metal act from Ponte de Lima, the oldest town in Portugal, formed in 2023. Crustimate brings extreme metal to the historic Minho region.
Black-death metal band from Selb in Upper Franconia, Germany, formed in 2024. They channel darkness through a fusion of black and death metal from the Bavarian-Czech borderlands.
Buffalo death-doom and groove metal band pulling from multiple heavy subgenres to craft dense, lurching compositions. They sit at a bleak crossroads where different strains of heaviness collide.
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