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Pathology is an American death metal band from San Diego, California, formed in 2006 by drummer Dave Astor, previously of Cattle Decapitation and The Locust. The band built a prolific catalog across labels including Victory Records — where Legacy of the Ancients (2010) and Awaken to the Suffering (2011) appeared — and released eleven studio albums through 2021, with The Everlasting Plague being their most recent. Their approach draws from brutal death metal traditions with recurring themes of medical horror and human mortality.
Melodic death metal band from Ziar nad Hronom, Slovakia, formed in 2019, delivering melodic death metal from the central Slovak mining region. They bring Scandinavian-influenced melody to Slovak metal.
Thrash and death metal band from Schmelz, Germany, formed in 2019, combining the speed of thrash with the brutality of death metal. Their provocative name matches the intensity of their sonic assault.
Blackened death metal band from Rome, Italy, formed in 2022, whose name references the early Church Fathers of Christianity. They deliver blasphemous blackened death metal from the Eternal City.
Progressive and melodic doom and death metal band from Patreksfjordur, Iceland, formed in 2022, crafting ambitious compositions from one of the most remote towns in the Westfjords. Their isolated location infuses their music with a unique desolation.
Brutal death metal band from Izmir, Turkey, formed in 2020, whose Turkish name means 'nightclub nights.' They deliver crushing brutal death metal from the Aegean coast.
Cleveland's Pawn plays deathcore with the industrial grit their rust-belt city demands — crushing breakdowns and death metal riffage delivered with unrelenting hostility.
Operating from the Essen-Bottrop corridor since 2011, Phobiatic brings surgical technical death metal precision to the Ruhr Valley's extreme scene. Their dual-city base in Germany's industrial core fuels a mechanistic approach to the genre's most demanding configurations.
Death metal and grindcore band from Toulouse, France, formed in 2022, whose name simply means 'skin' in French. They deliver raw, stripped-down extremity from the Pink City.
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