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On the warpath since 1998, this Renate (Monza and Brianza) Death Metal and Thrash Metal outfit delivers labyrinthine song structures built on chromatic riff mazes. Their place within Italy's underrated but thriving metal community speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Kriegskanone is a death metal band from Manizales, Caldas, Colombia, formed in 2017 and focused on war-themed material. The band released the EP "Tiempos de gloria" in 2017, with members who also play in local acts including Mauser 98 and Militant.
When Kriegsmann emerged in 2018 out of Poland, they brought with them a sound rooted in crust punk, death metal, and thrash metal — all percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
Death metal band from Mulheim an der Ruhr, active since 2015 with a name translating to "shell shock" or "war trembling." Their punishing sound reflects the trauma and devastation evoked by their World War I-era namesake.
Straddling the line between death metal and melodic death metal, this Swedish actfrom Linköping fuses HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2021, and their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.
Catania, Italy — black metal and death metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2013, they deal in raw, lo-fi aggression channeled through kvlt aesthetics. Lo-fi authenticity lends their recordings a genuinely oppressive character.
Scorching Black Metal (early); Melodic Post-Black Metal / Shoegaze (mid); Black / Death / Doom Metal (later) from Keller.
Krisiun is a Brazilian death metal band formed in 1990 by brothers Alex Camargo, Moyses Kolesne, and Max Kolesne, three siblings from the south of Brazil who have maintained the same lineup for their entire career. After a series of self-released demos and an EP in the early 1990s, the band broke internationally with Black Force Domain (1995) and Apocalyptic Revelation (1998) before signing to Century Media for a run of albums defined by relentless blast beats and technically precise brutality. They remain one of Latin America's most enduring and prolific death metal acts, with Mortem Solis arriving in 2022.
Krisiun is a death metal band from Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 1990 by brothers Alex Camargo (bass and vocals), Moyses Kolesne (guitar), and Max Kolesne (drums) — a power-trio lineup that has remained unchanged. The band released their debut full-length Black Force Domain in 1995 on Dynamo Records, followed by Apocalyptic Revelation in 1998, before signing to Century Media in 1999 and releasing a further ten studio albums. Krisiun became a benchmark of the Brazilian extreme metal scene, defined by blistering speed, relentless precision, and an uncompromising refusal to soften their sound over more than three decades.
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