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Death/thrash metal outfit from Saint-Quentin in northern France, formed in 2019 and merging thrash velocity with death metal ferocity. The band channels classic crossover aggression filtered through a modern French extreme metal lens.
Straddling the line between brutal death metal and death metal, this Hungarian actfrom Veszprém fuses HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2010, and their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.
Doom/death metal band from Scotland, active since 2016 and dwelling at the heavy intersection of funeral-paced doom and death metal's guttural intensity. Their sound combines crushing slowness with death metal's brutal vocal and rhythmic approach.
Proof that the underground never sleeps, this death metal act from Odivelas traffics in labyrinthine song structures built on chromatic riff mazes. Since 2017, they've built a catalog that reflects Portugal's intimate but fiercely devoted metal community.
Rising from Krasnodar's metal underground, this Russian act forges Brutal Death Metal and Death Metal built on Florida-school brutality with modern precision. The riffs hit with blunt-force trauma, leaving no room for subtlety.
Richmond, Virginia death metal institution Kranium has been in the trenches since 1992, making them one of the longer-standing acts in the American underground. Decades of persistence have made their name synonymous with the Virginia scene's uncompromising approach to old-school death metal.
Volkhov's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this brutal death metal, death metal, and grindcore unit is among them — wielding HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition. Their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.
Istanbul's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this death metal and melodic death metal unit is among them — wielding HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition. Their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.
Parisian technical death metal act founded in 2003, pursuing intricate, precision-driven extremity within France's long-running death metal underground. Their approach favors complex arrangements and surgical riffing over brute force.
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