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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Spitting Fire Live Vol. 2 (2013)
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Death metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2018. They deliver heretical death metal from the Greek capital.
Death-groove act from Sundsvall, active since 2015. Chaos in Control merges death metal weight with groove-driven rhythms from the Norrland coast.
Chaos Inception is a death metal band from Huntsville, Alabama, formed in 2008 by veterans of the local scene, that delivers relentless blasting death metal drawing on Sumerian mythology and occult themes. Released on Lavadome Productions, their albums Collision with Oblivion and The Abrogation established them as one of the more ferocious acts in the US underground, with a third full-length, Vengeance Evangel, arriving in 2025.
Melodic death metal band from Lahti, Finland, formed in 2016. They craft melodic yet aggressive death metal from the Finnish lake district.
Black/death metal project from Brasov launched in 2025, representing the newest wave of Transylvanian extreme metal. Their fusion of black and death metal traditions channels darkness from one of Romania's most atmospheric cities.
Death-thrash band from Vercelli, Piedmont, active since 2004. Chaos Legion has been a consistent force in the Italian extreme metal underground for two decades.
Death-thrash metal band from Clermont-Ferrand, France, active since 2004. With two decades of activity, they deliver seasoned death-thrash from the Auvergne capital.
Chaos Machine is a progressive death metal band from Bangor, Maine that has been building a following in the New England underground since forming around 2010. Their self-titled 2017 album combines the raw power of thrash with progressive tendencies and melodic guitar work.
Melodic death-thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2019. They blend melodic death metal with thrash speed from the Greek capital.
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