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This Godless Endeavor (2005)
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Prague-based death/thrash metal band active since 2018, blending melodic thrash and death metal with metalcore sensibilities. Their album 'The Journey' and follow-up 'Towards The Sun' feature dynamic song structures ranging from sub-two-minute bursts to sprawling seven-minute epics.
Lethal Infection are a black/death/thrash metal band from Santiago, Chile, who began releasing material in 2017 with the demo Holy Pervertor and quickly followed it with a second demo, The Chant of the Black Prophecies. The band appeared on the split CD Morbid Chants from Southamerican Abyss alongside Putrid, released through Morbid Skull Records.
Lethal Sense is a death metal band from Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, playing a raw and brutal style the band describes as mixing death metal with violent splatter. They released the EP "The Trip" in 2012, a five-track recording featuring tracks such as "Human Flesh" and "Rotten Blood".
Swiss symphonic death/thrash metal act from Collombey, debuting with 'Mechanical Era' in 2024. Their sound blends industrial, death, and progressive metal elements across compositions set in post-apocalyptic and futuristic worlds.
Russian brutal death metal band from Dobryanka in the Urals, delivering punishing extremity since 2012. Their name captures the fatal, death-dealing precision of their brutal death metal.
Spanish death/doom metal band from Salamanca, merging death metal's brutality with doom's crushing pace since 2018. Their name captures the heavy, slow-burning lethargy that defines their sound.
Finnish death metal band from Muhos, active since 2006 and representing nearly two decades of commitment to the genre. Their long-running output marks them as a veteran presence in the Finnish death metal scene.
Polish melodic death metal band from Katowice, formed in 2024 and channeling Scandinavian-influenced melodeath through a Silesian lens. Their Latin name, meaning 'deadly,' captures the lethal precision of their sound.
Polish death metal band from Lublin, newly formed in 2025. Named after a surgical instrument for brain surgery, their sound channels precise, cutting brutality.
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