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Birmingham, Alabama death metal band active since 2005, State of Decay represents the deep South's underground death metal community with a straightforward, punishing approach to the genre.
Ruthless Slam / Brutal Death Metal / Hardcore from Houston.
Glasgow's State of Grace pair death and thrash metal into a relentless dual assault. Since 2018, they have brought Scottish ferocity to bear on compositions that balance technical precision with unbridled aggression.
Komsomolsk-on-Amur's State of M.I.N.D. deliver technical death metal from Russia's Far East since 2014. Their acronymic psychological-state name and remote Amur River origins channel mental complexity from one of the country's most isolated industrial cities.
Hayward, California metalcore and melodic death metal band formed in 2025, State of Reliance blends the hook-driven intensity of metalcore with the melodic riff vocabulary of death metal.
State of Torment deliver melodic death metal and deathcore from Bad Salzuflen in North Rhine-Westphalia, combining Scandinavian melodeath with modern breakdown-driven heaviness. Formed in 2023, they bring anguished extremity to the Lippe region.
Staya blend thrash, groove, and death metal from Granada, combining multiple aggressive styles from the shadow of the Alhambra. Active since 2014, they bring Moorish-city intensity to the Andalusian extreme scene.
Novokuznetsk's Steak Chaos pair death metal and grindcore from the Kemerovo region's steel city since 2008. Their absurdist carnivorous name and industrial origins channel meat-themed mayhem into nearly two decades of extreme compositions.
Donetsk's Steak with Blood pair death metal and grindcore from the conflict-zone city since 2012. Over a decade from the Donbas capital, their culinary-gore name has channeled the rawness of undercooked flesh into compositions of visceral extremity.
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