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Virginia Beach death metal band formed in 1993 whose sole demo, Abysmal Abattoir, remains their only documented output before the group dissolved.
Long Island, New York thrash/death metal band formed around 2009, dealing in themes of insanity, disease, and violence before splitting up.
Irvine, California death metal and grindcore band active from 1990, rooted in misanthropic and nihilistic themes and released through Life Is Abuse before dissolving.
Charlotte, North Carolina death metal band active from 1995 exploring themes of astral realms and mental telepathy; the group served as a launching pad for members who later appeared in Lust of Decay.
Death metal, grindcore, and thrash metal band from Annaberg-Buchholz in the Erzgebirge mountains, Germany, formed in 2015. They deliver a relentless blend of grinding blasts and thrash-infused death metal.
Richmond, Virginia death metal project formed in 2006 by Sagar Nadgir after his departure from Rapture Cabaret, centering its themes on biology and disease.
Carcinosi is a death metal band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, active since 1996 with reunions across multiple periods. The band self-released their debut demo "Transfigured in Cancerous Atrocities" in 1998 and continued releasing material including the full-length "Resumption" in 2019 via True Metal Records, with founding member Tiago Vargas (bass/vocals) as a consistent presence throughout their history.
Long Island, New York death metal and hardcore hybrid that emerged in 2014, blending the brute force of death metal with the urgent, confrontational energy of hardcore.
Progressive melodic death metal project from Catanzaro, Calabria, formed in 2024. Cardaemort brings technical ambition to southern Italy's extreme metal scene.
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