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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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Death metal band from Tyniste nad Orlici, Czech Republic, active since 2011. Their approach to death metal reflects the genre's darkest traditions with relentless heaviness from the Bohemian countryside.
Death metal act from Rennes in Brittany, active since 2009. Their politically charged name adds thematic depth to crushing death metal from France's northwestern underground.
Melodic death metal act from the English Midlands, active since 2020. Their cognitive name suits intricate compositions blending Scandinavian melodic death metal influences with British metal craftsmanship.
Horrorizon is a death metal band from Mexico City, formed in 2016 as a side project of Norbert Leal of the band In Hell. The group released a demo, Tales from the Death, in 2017 and the Slasher EP in 2019. As of Metal Archives, the band is listed as on hold.
Horrorterror is a death metal and grindcore band from Medellín, Colombia. The band released a self-titled EP and participated in multiple splits in 2020, including the four-way split Aberraciones Sonoras and the three-way split Síntoma de un País en Guerra alongside Anger Blast and Rotten Noise.
Death/groove metal band from Weissenfels, Germany, formed in 2026. The newest death-groove act in the Saxon-Anhalt underground, they bring fresh brutality and rhythmic heaviness to the scene.
Thrash/speed metal band from Brokeloh, Germany, active since 2009, later evolving into death metal territory. Their stylistic progression from thrash to death metal reflects a deepening commitment to extreme aggression.
Hostia is a death metal/grindcore band from Warsaw, Poland, active since 2018 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Rooted in Jyväskylä's underground, this melodic death metal project delivers raw compositions with conviction since 2005. Punishing compositions and guttural fury form the core of their sound.
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