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Death metal band from Banyoles, Spain, active since 1994, whose Catalan name means 'black lungs.' Over three decades of activity they have remained a stalwart of the Catalan death metal underground.
Brunswick's Psychophobia has been channeling melodic blackened death metal since 2019, blending Scandinavian melodicism with atmospheric black metal textures. Their Lower Saxon ducal-city base provides a historically rich setting for their darkly beautiful compositions.
Hamburg's Pulsus Furor — Latin for 'pulse of fury' — has been delivering blackened death metal from the Hanseatic port since 2021. Their compositions channel the relentless energy their name promises, driven by blast beats and tremolo fury.
Devastating Slam / Brutal Death Metal from Corpus Christi, Texas / Kansas / New Mexico.
Since 2011, Pulverize has been dealing in the most uncompromising end of death metal from their Lille base. Their brutal approach draws from the Suffocation and Devourment playbook — guttural vocals, slamming breakdowns, and relentless percussive punishment.
Death metal and metalcore band from Soncino, Italy, formed in 2018, whose Latin name means 'dust and shadow.' They blend death metal heaviness with metalcore impact from the Lombardy countryside.
Wolfsburg's Peacemaker channels classic heavy metal and hard rock with the same no-nonsense efficiency as the Volkswagen city that spawned them. Their blue-collar approach to riff-driven metal has been a fixture of the Lower Saxon scene since 2015.
Belgian grindcore veterans from Eupen who emerged in 1997 from the ashes of Rising Nation, recording their debut Frankenstein in 2000. With six studio albums and multiple lineup changes across nearly three decades, they remain a persistent force in European grindcore.
Punishment was a thrash/death metal band from Paraguaçu, Minas Gerais, formed in the late 1990s by brothers Elderson and Élson Prado alongside vocalist Camaroon. The band recorded the demo "Infernal World" in 2003 and followed it with the re-recorded "Enter the Punisher" in 2006, and shared festival stages with Korzus, Torture Squad, and Ratos de Porão at events including Roça'n Roll.
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