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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Death metal band from Kuopio in eastern Finland, active since 2011 and delivering over a decade of guttural extremity. Their Latin name meaning "blood" or "gore" captures the visceral nature of their death metal.
Black/death metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2023 with a Finnish name meaning "crucified." Their extreme metal merges black and death metal's darkest impulses through a Finnish lens.
Charlotte, North Carolina's Krvsade has been riding the line between death and thrash metal since 2020. Their phonetic name signals an aesthetic stripped of pretense — direct, aggressive, and built on the kind of riff-forward intensity that made both genres essential.
Technical/brutal death metal band from Berlin, active since 2011 and delivering complex, precision-engineered extremity from the German capital. Their intricate compositions layer technical virtuosity over brutal death metal foundations.
Death metal band from Liverpool, active since 2015 and delivering the genre's signature ferocity from one of England's most storied music cities. Their sound channels death metal's relentless intensity through the energy of Liverpool's underground scene.
Death/groove metal band from Challans in the Pays de la Loire region of France, formed in 2014. Their catalog includes tracks like "Devilicious" and "Wild Child," blending death metal heaviness with groove-laden rhythmic drive.
Death metal band from Bradford in West Yorkshire, active since 2017 and delivering the relentless heaviness and guttural intensity characteristic of the genre. Their sound channels death metal's most punishing elements through Bradford's underground scene.
Death metal band from Cardiff, Wales, active since 2017 and operating within the Welsh extreme metal underground. Their approach delivers cold, crushing death metal with technical precision.
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