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Death metal act from Bonorva in Sassari province, Sardinia, formed in 2018. Cinerarium — named after a vessel for cremation ashes — delivers funereal death metal from the Mediterranean island.
Black-death metal band from Lower Saxony, Germany, formed in 2020. They channel dark, ashen atmospheres through a blend of black and death metal.
Death-thrash metal band from Hvidbjerg in western Jutland, Denmark, active since 2012. They deliver aggressive death-thrash from rural Denmark.
Melodic death metal and metalcore act from the island of Tjorn, active since 2004 and blending Gothenburg-style melodicism with modern breakdowns. Their two decades of work bridge traditional Swedish melodeath with contemporary extreme metal.
Colorado Springs melodic death metal outfit Circaic weave aggressive riffing and harsh vocals with melodic lead guitar work and dynamic songwriting. Their sound bridges the intensity of death metal with the melodic sensibility of the Scandinavian tradition.
Progressive death metal band from Seinajoki, Finland, formed in 2018. They merge progressive complexity with death metal intensity from the Ostrobothnian plains.
Pennsylvania brutal death/grind veterans Circle of Dead Children have been one of the most extreme and uncompromising acts in American underground metal since the mid-1990s. Their hyper-blasting, caustic assault blurs the line between brutal death metal and grindcore with relentless ferocity.
Denver death/grind band Circle of Defeat deliver short, explosive blasts of grindcore-informed brutality that tear through songs in under two minutes. Their approach is no-frills and merciless, with the intensity of both genres concentrated into compact, devastating form.
Paulsboro, New Jersey death metal act Circle of Fear lean into the punishing, riff-focused side of the genre with a straightforward, aggressive approach. Their music is rooted in the American death metal underground tradition.
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