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Originally formed in the late 1980s under the name Porrada Ultra Suicida, P.U.S. were among the earliest extreme metal acts to emerge from Brasília, drawing on Slayer, Celtic Frost, and early Sepultura to forge a raw death-thrash hybrid. They released the EP Third World in 1990 on Maggot Records and signed with the seminal Cogumelo Records for their self-titled debut LP, before a later reformation moved them deeper into pure death metal territory.
A 2025 German black metal project, Pyrphoros — Greek for 'fire-bearer' — channels Promethean themes through tremolo-driven compositions. Their classical name suggests an intellectual underpinning to their raw sonic aggression.
Pabllo Vittar with Guns is a blasting extreme metal project that collides black metal, death metal, and grindcore into an unapologetically confrontational package, flying the flag for LGBTQIA+ representation in the heaviest corners of the underground. Their 2023 debut EP announced them with six tracks of ferocious, deliberately lo-fi noise and a title that leaves no ambiguity about who they're playing for.
Melodic death metal band from England, formed in 2023, delivering hook-laden melodic death metal rooted in the Scandinavian tradition. They bring fresh melodic aggression to the British metal scene.
From the southern Bulgarian city of Haskovo, Project Grey has been crafting cold black metal since 2015. Their releases explore themes of aberration and existential decay through raw tremolo passages and hypnotic repetition rooted in the Eastern European underground tradition.
Seguin, Texas may be a small town between San Antonio and Austin, but Paegan brings full-on death metal brutality since 2016. Their sound leans into crushing tempos and unrelenting aggression drawn straight from the Lone Star extreme underground.
Black and death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2025, whose absurdist culinary name belies the seriousness of their extreme metal. They bring irreverent humor to the Polish underground.
One of Bulgaria's longest-running extreme metal acts, Pagan Flames has been blending progressive structures with black and death metal ferocity since 1997. Nearly three decades in the Sliven underground have yielded a distinctive sound that weaves folk-tinged melody through technically ambitious compositions.
Folk and death metal band from Nottingham, England, formed in 2020, wielding folk melodies alongside death metal fury. They draw from pagan traditions to forge a distinctive blend of folk and extreme metal.
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