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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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When Everything Means Nothing (Cinematic) (2021)
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Newsflash (2023)
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A product of Poland's titan-grade death metal scene, this Nowe/Świecie-based black metal and death metal act channels frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Active since 2014, blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Melodic death metal and metalcore act from Nuremberg, Germany, blending harmonic intensity with aggressive energy since 2007. Their nearly two-decade career reflects deep commitment to the fusion of melodic death metal and hardcore from Bavaria's second-largest city.
Death metal band from Trebic, Czech Republic, delivering visceral, unrelenting extremity since 2016. Their name captures the desperate urgency that fuels their aggressive approach to death metal.
Escarnium is an old-school death metal band from Salvador, Bahia, conceived in 2007 and active since 2008, drawing influence from Vital Remains, Incantation, and Immolation in crafting relentless, blast-beat-driven death metal. The band has released several notable records including the EP "Rex Verminorum" (2011, Hellthrasher Productions), debut full-length "Excruciating Existence" (2012), "Interitus" (2016), and "Inexorable Entropy" (2025).
Death/groove metal five-piece from Rome featuring dual guitarists Giuseppe Ciurleo and Giovanni Toto alongside vocalist Luis Maggio, releasing their 2016 debut Blasphemous Godhead through Killerpool Records. Their sound blends death metal technicality with groove metal weight, touching on avant-garde and thrash elements.
Raw Electronic Black Metal from Austin.
Death metal and grindcore act from Getafe near Madrid, Spain, formed in 2025. They deliver raw extremity from the southern suburbs of the Spanish capital.
In existence since 2023, this Pordenone Black Metal, Death Metal, and Thrash Metal outfit delivers tremolo-picked fury and blast-beat savagery. Their place within Italy's underrated but thriving metal community speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Part of Italy's underrated but thriving metal community, this act channels death metal and grindcore with a focus on microsecond-length blasts of noise and fury. Formed in 2018, based in Bolzano, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
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