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Established in Brno in 2006, Arch of Hell play modern melodic death metal and released their album Arrival through Metalgate Records in 2020, a progressive 11-track record covering themes from ancient mythology. Earlier releases include the remastered One Day and the single Malformation, with the band consistently refining their melodic yet heavy sound over nearly two decades.
Kalamazoo doom metal project from the Michigan underground.
Fredericksburg, Virginia death metal project. Their untitled debut adds to the growing roster of extreme acts emerging from Virginia's historic corridor between DC and Richmond.
Newport News, Virginia death metal act whose 2018 single Manifesting the Antichrist channels blasphemous fury from the Hampton Roads shipbuilding region. The prehistoric name paired with anti-Christian themes creates a striking juxtaposition.
Boston death metal project from the Massachusetts underground.
Suffield, Connecticut death metal and melodeath project whose 2019 EP The Apothecary deals in precisely administered sonic poison. New England extremity with medicinal precision.
Archaic Tomb delivers death metal from Lisbon since 2018, their name evoking the musty antiquity of ancient burial chambers. Their Portuguese capital-born sound unearths old-school death metal with archaeological precision.
Durham death metal project from the North Carolina underground.
Archangel Baphomet merges black and death metal from Szczecin in West Pomerania as of 2025. Their oxymoronic name — pairing an angel of God with a pagan idol — captures the theological warfare at the heart of their extreme metal.
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