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Uzhhorod's Soulrest have been exploring progressive death metal from the Transcarpathian capital since 1995. Three decades from Ukraine's westernmost city make them one of the country's most enduring progressive extreme metal projects.
Soulrot are a death metal band from Valparaíso, Chile, formed in 2013 and released on the Spanish label Memento Mori. Rooted in Lovecraftian and cosmic horror themes, they issued the full-length "Nameless Hideous Manifestations" in 2017 and followed it with "Victims of Spiritual Warfare" in 2020.
Souls Denied is a death metal band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, formed in 2015. They contribute to Michigan's steadily growing extreme metal scene with a no-frills death metal approach.
Souls of Dissolution is a black/death metal band from Riverside, California, formed in 2013. They operate in the blackened death territory, combining the tremolo-driven darkness of black metal with death metal's brutal low-end aggression in the Inland Empire underground.
Melodic doom/death metal duo from São Paulo, originally formed in 2003 and active until 2008 before reforming in 2018 with Rafael Sade handling vocals, piano, and keyboards alongside Daviid Amorim on bass, guitars, and drums. The band's comeback EP Two Funerals was released on November 2, 2018, and a compilation of all their remastered material titled Doomed to Funerals was issued in digipack format by Black Hearts Label in January 2022.
Salzburg metal band that evolved from doom/death metal origins in 2010 toward a distinctive fusion of doom and folk metal. Their stylistic shift reflects an adventurous approach that incorporates traditional folk elements into the crushing weight of doom, creating a sound uniquely positioned between heaviness and melody.
Soulset blend death/thrash metal with hardcore influences from the southeastern Finnish city of Lappeenranta, near the Russian border. Emerging in 2025, they bring soul-setting intensity to the South Karelia scene.
Soulsgate channel death and thrash metal from Hamburg, building aggressive compositions that serve as portals to sonic extremity. Active since 2008, they've spent nearly two decades in the Hanseatic city's underground.
Soulshifter deliver melodic death metal from Dillenburg in Hesse, combining the Scandinavian melodeath tradition with their own Lahn Valley sensibility. Formed in 2021, they bring shape-shifting melodic intensity to the central German underground.
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