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Providence's Heel drag death metal's grim cadence through the mire of sludge, producing something heavier and more hostile than either genre accomplishes alone. Active since 2017, they're a natural fit in Rhode Island's gritty underground, where the two scenes have long overlapped.
Heir Corpse One is a death/groove metal band from Sweden, active since 2022 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Drawing from Turin's metal heritage, this symphonic deathcore outfit channels fierce energy since 2019. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
Deathcore band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2023. Their crushing breakdowns and guttural intensity deliver modern deathcore from the Spanish capital.
From Arkhangelsk in Russia, this death metal/hardcore/crust act brings relentless intensity to the regional scene since 2015. Rooted in old-school traditions, their compositions deliver unrelenting heaviness.
Heksen is a death/thrash metal band from Argelès-sur-Mer, France, formed in 2009. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Black/death metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2020. Their name meaning 'Witchcraft' in Danish, they channel occult extremity from the capital's underground.
From Olsztyn in Poland, this melodic death metal act brings relentless intensity to the regional scene since 2016. Their work explores the genre's heaviest territories through savage delivery.
Denver's Hel Hath Fury arrived in 2023 wielding melodic death metal sharpened on the high-altitude edge of Colorado's underground. Sweeping riffs and relentless momentum give their sound a cinematic intensity that belies their short time in existence.
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