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Apophizys is a death metal band from Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, originally operating under the name Slaughter Fleshcult before reforming with a new identity and releasing their debut full-length Into the Chaos in 2015. The album featured drummer Luana Dametto, who would go on to international recognition with Nervosa and Crypta, and the record established the band's blunt, gore-drenched approach to death metal. They continue to perform in the Rio Grande do Sul underground circuit.
Inglewood, California grindcore veterans whose 1999 debut Monarchy of Damned predates the genre's modern revival. A piece of LA County grind history from the turn of the millennium.
Apoptose has been delivering death-doom metal from the Alsatian town of Haguenau since 2000, their cell-death name reflecting the programmed destruction at the core of their sound. Over two decades make them one of the Bas-Rhin's most enduring extreme metal acts.
Straddling black metal, death metal, and melodic black metal from the Sevillian town of Arahal, Apoptosis has been exploring extreme metal's full spectrum since 2016. Their genre-fluid approach, which also incorporates thrash and grind elements, reflects a band unwilling to be confined to a single sonic identity.
Watertown, New York death metal project whose 2021 self-titled EP delivers brutal extremity from the state's remote North Country, near the Canadian border and Fort Drum.
Apos combines death metal's intensity with progressive metal's structural ambition from Helsinki since 2020. Their abbreviated name belies the complexity of a sound that bridges extremity with technical sophistication.
After a massive hiatus from their 1990 origins, Aposento roared back in 2012 and has since become one of Spain's most respected old-school death metal acts on Xtreem Music. Across albums like "Bleed to Death" and "Conjuring the New Apocalypse," they channel the classic brutality of Cannibal Corpse and Deicide through a distinctly Riojan lens.
Tampa death metal project whose 2025 compilation Releases MMXXIV-MMXXV collects recent work from the city that invented Florida death metal. Carrying on the tradition from ground zero.
Apostate delivers death and melodic death metal from the Pirkanmaa town of Valkeakoski since 2010, balancing brutality with Finnish-style melody. Their name, shared with many metal acts, reflects the genre's inherent spirit of rebellion.
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