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Death metal band from Moscow, Russia active since 2012. Warder delivers punishing death metal from the Russian capital with over a decade of underground dedication.
Thrash metal band from Belfast, Northern Ireland active since 2017, evolving from crossover thrash into grindcore and death metal territory. Wardomized has pushed their sound increasingly extreme while maintaining the aggressive energy of their crossover roots.
Warfare Noise Project is a Brazilian thrash/death metal act from Paraná formed in 2021 by members going by the handles M. Prophanator and J.S. Dissector, conceived as a tribute to the underground extreme metal of the 1980s. The project released two albums in quick succession: 80's Paraná Metal Years (2021), celebrating the classic heavy metal of their home state, and A Brazilian Extreme Metal Tribute (2022), paying homage to the pioneering extreme metal bands of Brazil.
Melodic death and folk metal band from Tampere, Finland active since 2017. Warfarer blends the melodic traditions of Finnish death metal with folk elements, drawing from the rich heritage of Nordic music.
Warfield Death is a death metal band from Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, that released their debut album Death in 2009, a nine-track record distributed in a limited run of 1,000 hand-numbered copies on Sade Records. The band was initially built around founding member Polo Flores (known as Hellfire), who handled music, concept, and artwork, with drummer Infernal joining to complete the recording lineup.
Death-thrash metal band from Mönchengladbach, Germany founded in 2005, featuring Sebastian Meisen on vocals, Christian Neumann and Felix Lemmen on guitars/bass, and Selim Karakoc on drums. After a hiatus from 2013-2019, they returned with renewed force, releasing Beast Inside, Pure Purge, and the 2025 album Rise of Independence.
Thrash/death metal band from Brodnica, Poland active since 2017. Warflame delivers aggressive thrash and death metal from the small Kuyavian-Pomeranian town.
Death/thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia formed in 2018. WarFuneralMarch channels the militaristic fury of their name into aggressive death/thrash from the Russian capital.
Thrash, heavy, and melodic death metal band from Zaragoza, Spain formed in 2021. Warg weaves multiple metal traditions into an aggressive hybrid that draws from thrash velocity and melodic death metal's harmonic depth.
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