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Swamp Morgue is a slam/brutal death metal band from Panama City, Florida, formed in 2022, specializing in the down-tuned, pit-invoking heaviness and visceral grotesquerie of the American slam death underground.
Los Angeles death metal and grindcore band formed in 2017, beginning with a raw grindcore and death metal attack before evolving into a more death/black metal direction, combining brutality and ferocity throughout their catalog.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana death metal and hardcore band formed in 2024, merging the brutality of death metal with the blunt aggression of hardcore in a style that fits naturally within Louisiana's long tradition of extreme underground music.
Nashua, New Hampshire death metal and hardcore band formed in 2024, channeling the short, aggressive intensity of deathcore and death-inflected hardcore punk into a raw and uncompromising sound.
Swansong deliver melodic death metal from the eastern Finnish city of Kuopio, combining the Scandinavian melodeath tradition with the finality their name suggests. Active since 2015, they bring Savo-region melody to the Finnish extreme scene.
Swarm blend progressive and technical death metal with deathcore elements from Ceske Budejovice, creating a sophisticated yet punishing sound. Their South Bohemian base proves that technical extremity thrives beyond the major Czech metal hubs.
Boston, Massachusetts death and thrash metal band formed in 2011, combining the technical precision and brutality of death metal with the relentless velocity of thrash in the tradition of the New England extreme metal underground.
Tucson, Arizona black and death metal band formed in 2015, fusing the savage extremity of both genres into a dark and violent sound shaped by the arid, unforgiving environment of the Sonoran Desert underground.
Swarmageddon delivers melodic death metal from Besancon in the Jura mountains, active since 2017. Their portmanteau name fuses 'swarm' with 'armageddon,' and their compositions match that apocalyptic imagery with sweeping melodic guitar harmonies.
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