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Murder Worship plays uncompromising death metal rooted in violence, anti-Christian themes, and a relentless appetite for brutality. Their catalogue includes the 2013 debut "Hate Celebration", the 2020 EP "Bleeding the Coward", and the 2021 full-length "Doomsday", the latter reissued in 2024 with live bonus tracks from Festival Marreco.
Elwood, Indiana's Murderdrome mix the grinding heaviness of death metal with groove metal's thick, mid-paced riff vocabulary, forming a band as blunt as the small-town Midwest landscape they come from. Founded in 2022, they're among the younger acts pushing Indiana's metal scene forward.
Portland, Oregon's Murdered occupy the slam and brutal death metal corner of the Pacific Northwest underground, delivering suffocating low-end and guttural vocals with the kind of dense, physicality-first aesthetic that defines the genre. Formed in 2017, their Bandcamp handle — murderedslam — leaves no ambiguity about their allegiances.
Murdered in the Basement are a death metal and grindcore act whose location remains unknown but whose name and genre placement situate them firmly in the lo-fi, basement-dwelling end of US extreme music. Formed in 2023, they lean into the claustrophobic, DIY aesthetic that the name implies.
Dayton, Ohio's Murderman traffic in brutal death metal and goregrind, piling on guttural extremity with the kind of single-minded dedication that defines the most uncompromising end of Ohio's underground. Formed in 2020, they operate in a city with deep roots in both punk and metal.
A brutal death metal and grindcore act from Rome, Murders Calling has been delivering punishing extremity since 2012. The band channels the Eternal City's underground intensity into blast-driven, guttural compositions.
MurderWorker is a death metal band from Seville, Spain, formed in 2018. They forge crushing death metal from the Andalusian capital.
Murdery is a European death metal band formed in 2015 by musicians from other groups, offering a modern take on classic death metal. Their discography includes 'The Art Of Killing' (2019) and the nine-track 'Bloodshed' (2024), which they describe as the culmination of their old school modern death metal vision.
Murdum is a melodic deathcore band from Paris, France, formed in 2011. They blend melodic hooks with deathcore's crushing breakdowns.
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