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Portland's Harness emerged in 2020 pulling death and thrash metal into violent collision, favoring the stripped-down brutality that comes from letting two of metal's most aggressive subgenres do what they do best without decoration.
Death metal act from Oulu in northern Finland, active since 2022. Their funereal name channels the frozen desolation of Finland's north into crushing death metal compositions.
Champaign, Illinois's Harpe steep themselves in death-doom's most morbid traditions — the genre's slow-motion dread rendered in thick, downtuned guitars and a pacing that refuses to rush toward the inevitable. A heavy and deliberate presence since 2020.
Melodic death metal band from Vienna, Austria, featuring the interplay of harsh male vocals and clean female vocals from frontwoman Chiara Francesca Dezi. Their debut album Collapse, produced by guitarist Marco Cudan, showcases intricate songwriting across ten tracks of thrash-tinged melodic death metal.
Harrowed is a death metal/punk band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2012 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
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Beverly, New Jersey's Harrøwing have been dealing in straight-ahead death metal since 2018, favoring density and aggression over technical showmanship. Their name suggests an experience that is distinctly unpleasant — in the best possible sense.
Asheville, North Carolina's Harsh Realm channel the city's fertile underground into death-doom of considerable weight — slow tempos, death metal's brutality, and a mournful undercurrent that makes the music feel genuinely funereal. Active since 2019.
Milwaukee death metal act Haruspex have been a cornerstone of Wisconsin's underground since 2012, delivering the kind of punishing, technically adept death metal that the city's scene has long championed. Their longevity speaks to their quality and consistency.
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