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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Spitting Fire Live Vol. 2 (2013)
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Death metal band from Venta de Banos in Castile and Leon, active since 2010 and delivering over a decade of brutal extremity from central Spain. Their karma-themed name adds a philosophical dimension to their crushing sound.
Santa Cruz, California's Karman Vortex — named after the fluid dynamics phenomenon — approach progressive death metal as a vehicle for genuine experimentation, bending the genre in unusual directions since their 2019 formation. Technical and strange in ways that keep listeners off-balance.
Trading in pure metallic intensity, this black metal, death metal, and melodic death metal act from Umeå traffics in guttural vocals and churning downtuned riffs. Since 2022, they've built a catalog that reflects the Gothenburg school's homeland.
Brutal death metal band from Lille in northern France, active since 2011 and delivering over a decade of punishing extremity. Their massacre-themed name captures the violent intensity of their northern French death metal.
Wielding death metal, groove metal, and melodic death metal as their weapon, this Italian outfit from Modena has been refining their craft since 2015. Their sound hinges on suffocating heaviness anchored by rumbling low-end, delivered with single-minded purpose.
Albuquerque's Karmic Ashes pull from both black and death metal traditions, crafting music that reflects the stark, sun-scorched landscape of New Mexico since 2016. Their blackened death metal carries a distinct southwestern desolation that sets them apart.
Black/death metal band from Nice on the French Riviera, formed in 2019 and channeling dark aggression from the Mediterranean coast. Their karma-themed name adds a philosophical dimension to their extreme metal.
Death/thrash metal band from Madrid, formed in 2016 and fusing death metal's guttural intensity with thrash's relentless speed. Their karmic revenge theme matches the retributive energy of their aggressive sound.
Melodic thrash/death metal band from Funchal, Madeira, active since 2009 and named after the ancient Egyptian temple complex. Their island location in the Atlantic gives them a unique position within Portuguese extreme metal.
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