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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Anthropomancy merges death and doom metal from West Yorkshire since 2019, named after the ancient practice of divination through human entrails. Their gruesome divinatory name suits the visceral horror of their compositions.
Anthropophagite delivers death metal from the naval city of Portsmouth since 2019, their cannibal-referencing name drawing from Shakespeare's use of the word. Their Hampshire origins feed a distinctly literary approach to extreme metal.
Montague, Massachusetts death metal project with five releases since 2019, including the unflinching Abuse of a Corpse and the more literary Death Fugue. Prolific and brutal, channeling the Pioneer Valley's isolated rural atmosphere into visceral extremity.
Anti Flesh Nimbus creates melodic death metal from Magdeburg since 2015, their surreal name evoking a hostile aura surrounding corporeal existence. From the capital of Saxony-Anhalt on the Elbe, they craft Scandinavian-influenced melodeath with German precision.
Death metal project delivering nihilistic extremity from an undisclosed location. Their 2022 debut Infinite Warfare Protocol and follow-up single channel misanthropic fury through punishing death metal that lives up to its uncompromising name.
A death metal band from São Paulo formed in 2015 by vocalist Danilo, guitarist Bulldogue, bassist Cayque, and drummer Denito. Their self-titled debut EP was released in late 2016 as a limited 300-copy 7" vinyl, staking out a nihilistic, stripped-down death metal sound in the vein of the São Paulo underground. The band has remained active and independent since their formation.
Antichrist is a black metal band from Mainz, Germany, formed in 2012, whose sound evolved from an early blend of black and heavy metal into a more extreme black and death metal direction. The band's provocative name and genre evolution reflect a restless pursuit of heavier, more extreme territory within the German underground.
Richmond, Virginia death metal act delivering some of the most ferocious extremity on the East Coast since 2017. Morbid Triumph and Filth of the World established their reputation for relentless, war-metal-adjacent brutality that has earned them a devoted following in the underground.
Anticipation is a death metal band from Lengenfeld in Saxony, Germany, formed in 2022, contributing to the growing extreme metal presence in the Vogtland region. The band delivers death metal's unrelenting heaviness from the eastern German underground.
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