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Blood Eagle (2017)
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Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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Rot Fester is a death metal duo from Sweden, formed in 2024. Their debut EP 'Condone and Condemn' embraces a raw, brutal, no-frills approach to classic death metal, deliberately avoiding contemporary trends.
Death metal/grindcore band from Leeds, England, active since 2018. Their approach delivers extreme velocity and heaviness from the West Yorkshire city.
Death metal band from Zwolle, the Netherlands, with roots dating to 2001. Nearly a quarter century of death metal from the Overijssel capital.
Death metal quartet from Bauru, São Paulo, formed in late 2020, featuring Luis Felipé Salazar on vocals, Vitor Caricati on guitar, Jeferson Tarzia on bass, and Nestor Carrera on drums — the latter a former member of Escarnium. The band debuted with the EP Genocidal Resolution (January 2022) on Redefining Darkness Records, then released the debut album On the Perspective of an Imminent Downfall (October 26, 2022) and the follow-up Shrapnels of a Panic Spiral (November 1, 2024), the latter mixed at RMS Estúdio and mastered by Noah C. Buchanan at Mercenary Studios in Cleveland.
Thrash/death metal and grindcore act from Belpasso near Catania, formed in 2021 and delivering extreme aggression from the slopes of Mount Etna. Their triple-genre fusion channels the volcanic intensity of their Sicilian setting.
Death/doom metal band from Szeged, Hungary, active since 2019. Their Hungarian name, meaning 'decomposition' or 'rotting,' signals the putrid character of their death-doom from the Tisza river city.
Dublin act that evolved from ambient/post-metal origins into a heavier death metal and deathcore direction, reflecting a dramatic stylistic shift since 2020. Their transformation from atmospheric contemplation to punishing aggression traces a bold creative arc.
Death/thrash metal band from Rupea/Brașov in Transylvania, Romania, active since 2018. Their approach merges death metal with thrash from the heart of vampire country.
Illinois death metal act Rotted has been grinding away since 2017, delivering the kind of unadorned, no-nonsense brutality that strips the genre down to its essential ugliness. Without a fixed city anchoring their identity, they let the music speak purely in the language of putrefaction.
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