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Black-death metal band from Nottingham, England, active since 2013. They fuse black metal darkness with death metal aggression from the East Midlands.
Fall River, Massachusetts's Cacophonia have been pushing death metal and grindcore into experimental territory since 2021, representing a dissonant and unconventional voice in the New England underground.
Hyannis, Massachusetts black/death metal band Cacophonous Death have been active since 2017, bringing a harsh and bleak sound to Cape Cod's metal scene.
Cactek is a deathrash project from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed by guitarist Pedro de La Rocque with the aim of channeling the raw energy of early death and thrash metal. The band released their debut EP "Sunrise in Hell" in September 2023, produced by Dan Swanö, and was featured among ten notable underground Brazilian acts to watch in 2024. Their sound blends technical thrash with death metal aggression in the tradition of the classic Brazilian extreme metal scene.
Death metal band from Vigo, Spain, active since 2006. With two decades of activity, Cadalso are veterans of the Galician death metal scene.
A death metal band from Columbus, Ohio, Cadavarice pursues an uncompromising old-school approach to the genre, built on crushing riffs and blunt, violent energy.
Death metal act from Novosibirsk, Siberia, formed in 2023. Cadaver Carnivore delivers brutal death metal from Russia's third-largest city.
Death metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2022. They deliver crushing death metal from the Greek capital.
A death metal act from Montana, Cadaver Cunt leans into the genre's most abrasive and brutal traditions with unfiltered aggression and no interest in subtlety.
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