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Portland's Hellshock have spent over two decades hammering out a vicious blend of crust punk, death metal, and thrash — a trifecta of filth that hits like a pipe wrench wrapped in barbed wire. Since 2001, they've remained one of the Pacific Northwest's most reliably punishing acts.
Black/Death Metal outfit rooted in Helsinki, channeling devastating underground intensity since 2001. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Brutal death metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2017. Their merciless approach delivers punishing brutality from the Catalan extreme metal underground.
Based in Kadıköy, this black/death metal project has been a fixture of Turkey's underground since 2015. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
Hellspawn is a death metal band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, with roots tracing back to predecessor project Sanctifier, which was founded in 1989. The band draws on Cthulhu Mythos themes and released the EP "In Agelessness" (2021) on Old Temple Records, continuing a decades-long tradition of brutal Brazilian death metal.
Hellspell is a black/death metal band from Kristianstad, Sweden, formed in 2015. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Thrash metal act from Stamford in Lincolnshire, active since 2020. Their matricidal name channels aggressive energy through thrash metal fury from the English East Midlands.
Hellsteps is a black/death metal band from Termoli (Campobasso), Italy, formed in 2008. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Augusta, Maine's Hellstorm have cultivated a death metal attack since 2010 that draws on the bleakness of New England winters — relentless, punishing, and completely indifferent to comfort. They are one of the more isolated and underrated voices in the northeastern underground.
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