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Stigmata is a death/thrash metal band from Escondido, California, formed in 2008. They work within the aggressive tradition of West Coast death/thrash, combining the technical attack of thrash metal with the darker, heavier textures of death metal.
Stigmatized deal in death metal from the Black Forest town of Zell, channeling extreme aggression from the picturesque Baden wine country. Active since 2016, they bring marked intensity to the southwestern German underground.
Stiles is a death metal and grindcore project from Lansing, Michigan, formed in 2012. The project operates at the intersection of grinds short, blasting intensity and death metal's more deliberately brutal compositional sensibility.
San Diego melodic death metal and metalcore act formed in 2004, blending aggressive riffing with melodic hooks in the tradition of the early 2000s West Coast extreme metal scene.
Still a Chance Left deliver melodic death metal from Bremen, combining Scandinavian melodeath influences with a hopeful outlook suggested by their optimistic name. Formed in 2024, they bring fresh melodic intensity to the Hanseatic city.
Hertford, North Carolina deathcore outfit active since 2010, delivering punishing breakdowns and low-tuned brutality drawn from the death metal and deathcore traditions of the American Southeast.
Portland, Maine brutal death metal band formed in 2020, pursuing relentless sonic extremity through blast-beat-driven arrangements and guttural low-end savagery.
Michigan grindcore and death metal band formed in 2025, blending the speed and aggression of grind with the sonic brutality of death metal in early-stage releases.
Canton, Ohio act founded in 2017 that fuses death metal, thrash, and hardcore into a raw, crossover-influenced style drawing from the Midwest's tradition of no-frills extreme aggression.
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