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Lady Mortis is a doom/death metal project from Valinhos, São Paulo, Brazil, active since November 2017 and rooted in funeral melancholy with Portuguese-language themes of darkness and existential grief. The band has released several recordings including the EP Exiled from the Light and singles such as Snow Tears (2022), Winter Farewell Poem, and Darkened Emotions, building a catalog of slow, elegiac compositions.
Boise, Idaho's Laengthengurthe have been grinding out a corrosive mixture of death, thrash, and grindcore since 2006, putting Idaho firmly on the extreme metal map. Their unpronounceable name is a fitting warning label for what's inside.
British progressive death metal band from Southampton, crafting technically ambitious compositions since 2012. Their approach channels death metal's aggression through progressive structures and sophisticated arrangements.
Italian death metal band from Pordenone, delivering raw brutality since 2012. Their sound channels the genre's relentless aggression from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.
Savage Death Metal from Denton.
Houston's Lamentation have been weaponizing death metal and grindcore against each other since 2013, producing something fast, filthy, and deeply Texan in its refusal to slow down. They're a cornerstone of H-Town's extreme underground.
French death metal band from Caylus, delivering uncompromising brutality since 2014. Their sound channels the genre's relentless aggression from the rural depths of southern France.
Finnish doom/death metal band from Lahti, merging doom's crushing pace with death metal's guttural intensity. Their sound channels the genre's signature slow-burning heaviness through Finland's storied extreme metal tradition.
Lamentos is a melodic doom/death metal duo from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, comprising John Silva (all instruments, mixing, and mastering) and Paulo Brasil (vocals), whose Portuguese-language lyrics explore anguish, hopelessness, and existential reflection. The band released their debut full-length O Livro Proibido on June 17, 2023, through Abismo Metal Store, Sangue Underground Records, and Black Moon Records, with a physical edition limited to 200 copies.
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