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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
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Apocalypse (2023)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues (2015)
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Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Glasgow, Scotland, active since 2013. They blend melodic sensibilities with metalcore dynamics from Scotland's largest city.
Death metal band from Putten in Gelderland, active since 1997. Centurian has been a formidable force in Dutch death metal for nearly three decades, known for militaristic precision and relentless brutality.
Death metal band from Oulu, Finland, formed in 2019. They deliver crushing death metal from northern Finland.
Denver, Colorado extreme metal outfit formed in 1992, renowned for a chaotic blend of grindcore, death metal, and progressive elements that has made them one of the most technically adventurous acts in the American underground; their albums on Relapse Records, including Lucid Interval and Xenosapien, are landmarks of experimental extreme metal.
Brutal death metal act from Izhevsk in the Udmurt Republic, active since 2014. Cephalic Impurity delivers punishing brutality from the Ural region.
Brutal death metal act from Vladivostok, Russia's Pacific port city, active since 2015. Cephalitis by Torture channels relentless brutality from the Far East.
Baltimore, Maryland band fusing death metal heaviness with progressive metal structures and djent-influenced rhythmic complexity, resulting in a technically ambitious and atmospheric sound.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania brutal death metal and grindcore band whose name — a medical term for conjoined twins — signals their penchant for grotesque themes delivered through abrasive, blasting extremity.
San Diego, California brutal death metal and slam act formed in 2003, known for guttural vocals, down-tuned chugging riffs, and the punishing rhythmic intensity central to the slam subgenre; frequent comparisons to Devourment and Disgorge.
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