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Death Oath is a death metal band from Kayseri, Turkey, formed in 2023. The project channels aggressive death metal from central Anatolia.
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Death of All Gods is a death metal band from Sansepolcro, in the Arezzo province of Tuscany, Italy, formed in 2014. Their debut 'Different Ways of Feeling Pain' blends brutal death metal aggression with melodic elements and introspective lyrics exploring existential suffering and rebellion.
Death of Giants plays death/doom/gothic metal from Oslo, formed in 2023 and channeling the fall of mythological titans into crushingly heavy, atmospherically rich compositions. Their name's epic scale matches music that moves between death metal's aggression, doom's weight, and gothic metal's dark elegance.
Pittsburgh's Death of the Family combine death and thrash metal into a visceral, streetwise assault that reflects the Steel City's hard-edged heritage. Formed in 2021, they're newcomers with old-school brutality in their blood.
Fort Wayne's Death on Fire meld melodic hooks with thrash metal's kinetic drive and death metal's menace, creating a sound that burns on multiple fronts simultaneously. Since 2019 they've been one of Indiana's most combustible live acts.
Death On/Off is a death metal and grindcore band from Ferrara, Italy, formed in 2012. With releases like 'Disharmonic Mass Destruction' and splits with Grumo, the band delivers raw and provocative extreme metal that fuses death metal, grindcore, and hardcore punk.
Death Pigeon is a black/thrash/death metal band from Bristol, England, formed in 2023. Their irreverent name belies a ferocious triple assault of extreme subgenres.
Mount Laurel's Death Portrait blend melodic sensibility with technical death metal's intricacy, constructing precise yet emotionally charged compositions. Since 2021, they've been one of New Jersey's most promising acts in the extreme metal underground.
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