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Ich hatt einen Kameraden (2016)
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Necromanteum (2023)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Raleigh's Hateful Transgression drag the blackened and the brutal into the same pit, fusing the ice-cold atmospherics of black metal with the punishing low-end density of brutal death into something genuinely venomous.
Drawing from Helsinki's metal heritage, this melodic death/thrash metal outfit channels fierce energy since 2020. Cavernous production and rhythmic complexity define their death metal approach.
Hateism is a progressive death metal band from Chita, Russia, active since 2012 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Out of De Pere, Wisconsin, Hatekill treat death metal and grindcore as interchangeable weapons, blasting through material with the kind of blunt efficiency that leaves little room for breath or reflection.
Brutal death metal and grindcore act from Paderborn, Germany, active since 1996. With nearly three decades of extreme music under their belt, they are among the most enduring purveyors of brutality in the German underground.
Chicago's Hatemonger arrived in 2021 with a death metal sound rooted in brutality and forward momentum, adding another sharp-edged entry to the city's already fearsome extreme metal lineage.
Death metal band from Dresden, Germany, formed in 2021. Their savage approach to the genre brings fresh brutality to the Saxon death metal underground.
Death metal band from Porrentruy, Switzerland, formed in 2025. A fresh addition to the Swiss extreme metal underground, they deliver crushing death metal from the Jura region.
Fort Lauderdale veterans HatePlow have been a fixture of Florida's death metal scene since 1998, carrying the legacy of the state's most uncompromising sonic tradition through decades of punishing output.
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