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United Hate is a death metal and hardcore band from Yekaterinburg, Russia, fusing death metal, deathcore, grindcore, and hardcore into brutal extremity. Their 2023 debut Degradation packs eight tracks of high-intensity aggression into 22 minutes.
Baltimore's Universal Remonster traffic in the churning overlap between death metal and grindcore, delivering the kind of controlled chaos that's kept them active in Maryland's metal underground since 2012. Fast, brutal, and oddly mechanical in their precision.
Mysterious one-man cosmic death metal entity on Blood Harvest Records. Sci-fi synths and brutal riffs collide — no one since Nocturnus has embraced keyboards in death metal quite like this.
Electronic and melodic death metal hybrid from Toulouse, France, fusing synthesized textures with melodic death metal since 2015. Their innovative blend of electronic production with extreme metal creates a distinctive sound within the French metal scene.
Death and alternative metal project from the Pohjois-Savo region of Finland, emerging in 2024 with a sound that combines death metal's heaviness with alternative metal's accessibility. Their approach brings an unexpected melodic dimension to death metal's aggressive foundation.
Unkempt is a solo death metal project from Evora, Portugal, written and performed entirely by Nuno Verdades, blending blackened crust, death metal, powerviolence, and thrash into a low-tuned assault. Their 2020 release Devoured by the Void features guest appearances from Pedro Pires and Tiago Barradas across its most intense tracks.
Thrash and death metal band from Oberursel near Frankfurt, Germany, active since 2005 with a sound rooted in aggressive, riff-heavy extremity. Their long tenure in the German metal underground reflects a commitment to uncompromising thrash and death metal.
Melodic death metal band from Brescia in Lombardy, Italy, active since 2018. Their sound channels the Scandinavian melodeath tradition through Italian craftsmanship and melodic sensibility.
Death metal band from Cesena in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, emerging in 2023 with a sound rooted in the genre's destructive core. Their approach embraces death metal's primal aggression.
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