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Hudiksvall's Subscaria deliver melodic death metal from the Halsingland coast since 2015. Their enigmatic name and origins in the province famed for its UNESCO-listed decorated farmhouses channel northern Swedish heritage into over a decade of melodic intensity.
Death metal and grindcore band from São Paulo, founded in 2011 by guitarist Gustavo Cacezi and bassist Bruno Avenoso. The lineup expanded to include vocalist Marco Saturnino and drummer Osmar Jr, and the band released a self-titled recording in March 2015 followed by the EP O Templo da Cegueira in October 2020, the latter recorded live at Estudio Badaroska in São Paulo.
Shelby Township, Michigan death/thrash metal band formed in 2017, combining the brutality of death metal with the kinetic energy and riffing density of thrash.
Technical death metal band from the Southern New Jersey/Philadelphia area with roots dating to 1994, bringing decades of experience to a genre demanding precision and brutality in equal measure.
Progressive death metal band from Reading, Pennsylvania, formed in 2025, combining the technicality and compositional scope of progressive metal with death metal's extreme foundation.
Death metal and crust trio from Brasília formed around 2009, consisting of Harry (guitar), Luan (bass/vocals), and Samuel (drums). After a 2010 demo titled Desespero and splits with Hungarian band Do You Think I Care (2011) and São Paulo's Defy (2013), the band released their full-length Antropomortum through Black Hole Productions in July 2015, recorded at Cl Audio Studio in Brasília; the band split up in 2017.
Subtlety is a death metal/grindcore outfit from Los Lunas, New Mexico, formed in 2024, delivering short blasts of brutal riffing and grinding aggression from the high desert of the Southwest.
Monfalcone's Subtraction explore death and progressive metal from the Friulian shipbuilding city since 2012. Their mathematical name suits precise, structurally calculated compositions from the Adriatic industrial coast.
Subtrash deliver thrash and death metal from Wiesloch in Baden, channeling aggressive velocity from the Rhine-Neckar region. Emerging in 2025, they bring fresh extremity to the southwestern German thrash scene.
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