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Death/doom metal act from Opwijk, Belgium, merging the crushing slowness of doom with death metal's guttural ferocity since 2010. Their long-running commitment to the genre reflects deep roots in Belgium's extreme metal underground.
Moscow, Russia — brutal death metal and death metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2014, they deal in percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
Melodic death/doom metal band from Lisbon, Portugal launched in 2025. Their name — referencing the ancient Lusitanian deity Endovelicus — roots their sound in Iberian pre-Roman mythology.
Endrah is a São Paulo, Brazil band playing a self-described fusion of death metal, thrash, and hardcore — billed as "Extreme Fight Metal" — founded in 2002 under the name INK before adopting the Endrah name in 2004. The band has headlined eight national tours of Brazil, supported acts including Hatebreed and Brujeria, and released their third full-length album "Bloodshed and Violence" in February 2025.
Hamburg-based death metal force with five albums from 2015's "Corrosive Revelation" through 2023's "Global Worming," establishing themselves as one of northern Germany's most prolific death metal acts. Their relentless output and active touring schedule reflect a band deeply committed to the genre's crushing traditions.
Milwaukee melodic death/metalcore veterans active since 2002, combining the hook-driven sensibility of Scandinavian melodeath with the breakdowns and emotional directness of metalcore. Over two decades they have remained a fixture of Wisconsin's extreme metal community.
Melodic death metal act from the small Franconian town of Naila, Germany, formed in 2024. Their eschatological name drives a sound that merges melodic richness with the aggressive precision of modern death metal.
Burlington, Wisconsin death/doom newcomers formed in 2026 who approach the subgenre with the patient, crushing heaviness that defines acts like Autopsy and Paradise Lost. Even in their earliest days, the weight is undeniable.
Tampa melodic death/groove metal act formed in 2022 in one of America's most storied metal cities, blending the hooky melodic leads of Gothenburg-style death metal with the thick mid-tempo groove that the Florida scene has always done well.
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