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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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When Everything Means Nothing (Cinematic) (2021)
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Newsflash (2023)
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Louisville, Kentucky death-grind band Chains of Bondage combine brutal death metal heaviness with grindcore speed and intensity. Their material is short, violent, and unrelenting, aimed squarely at fans of the genre's most extreme corners.
Meridian, Mississippi brutal death metal and grindcore act Chains of Flesh deliver dense, gore-soaked heaviness drawing on slam and old-school brutal death conventions. Their sound is low-tuned and relentlessly violent, with grindcore tempos pushing the pace.
Brutal death metal and deathcore band from Manchester, England, formed in 2014. They deliver slamming, punishing extremity from northern England.
Boulder, Colorado-area act Chainsaw Decapitation operate at the intersection of black metal, death metal, and experimental music, combining harsh extreme metal aesthetics with unconventional structures and noise influences. Their output resists easy categorization within the death-black spectrum.
Charlotte, North Carolina brutal death metal and slam act Chainsaw Disgorgement focus on pulverizing low-end heaviness, guttural vocals, and the rhythmic chug-and-breakdown dynamics central to slam death metal. Their music is built for maximum physical impact.
Death metal band from Eberswalde, Germany, active since 2011. They deliver relentless death metal from the forests of Brandenburg northeast of Berlin.
Death metal and grindcore band from Newcastle upon Tyne, England, formed in 2016. They deliver provocative, grinding extremity from the Tyneside.
Death metal band from Lohja, Finland, active since 2013. They channel death metal aggression from the Finnish lake town west of Helsinki.
Tupelo, Mississippi brutal death metal and grindcore band Chainsaw Torture blend goregrind aesthetics with brutal death metal density in the tradition of Mississippi's extreme metal underground. Their sound is raw, fast, and gore-themed.
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