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Melodic death metal and deathcore band from Bottrop, Germany, formed in 2017. They blend melodic guitar harmonies with crushing deathcore breakdowns from the northern Ruhr region.
Lancaster, California's Chernobyl Weenie Roast crashes deathcore's breakdown-heavy chug into death metal's technical brutality with a defiantly irreverent name masking a very serious sonic attack. The band leans into the most punishing elements of both styles.
Colorado's Cheshire Black pairs the grandiosity of symphonic metal with death metal's brutality, crafting dramatic, orchestrated compositions that balance melody with aggression. The project reaches for cinematic scale within extreme metal.
Black-death metal band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 2020. They fuse black metal darkness with death metal aggression from the Scottish capital.
Atascadero, California's Chewed to Stubs traffics in brutal death metal executed with grinding intensity and no decorative excess. The Central Coast band channels pure sonic punishment into concise, devastating tracks.
Madison, Wisconsin's Chewing Teeth grinds through the volatile junction of death metal and grindcore with relentless, hyperactive energy. The band thrives in brevity, packing maximum hostility into minimum runtime.
Baltimore's Chiaroscuro pursues a melodic death metal sound rooted in the Gothenburg tradition while infusing it with the East Coast underground's rougher edge. The contrast of melody and brutality is central to their identity.
Washington state's Chiasmus operates in the most uncompromising reaches of raw black metal, fusing its primitive savagery with death metal's heavier attack. The band strips the music down to its most corrosive, confrontational essence.
DeLand, Florida's Chief Wiggum pairs melodic death metal's harmonic sweep with the brutal foundation of straight death metal, operating under a name that belies a genuinely serious musical approach. The band is rooted in Florida's storied extreme metal tradition.
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