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Baltimore death metal outfit grinding out brutality from Charm City, contributing to Maryland's historically significant death metal and grind underground.
Arsafes merges industrial, melodic death, and groove metal from Moscow since 2012. Over a decade of genre-blending from the Russian capital, they have developed a mechanized approach to extreme melody.
Arsebreed delivers brutal death metal from Den Helder at the northern tip of North Holland since 2015. Their confrontational name matches the uncompromising extremity of their sound from this Dutch naval base town.
Arseis fuses black metal, death metal, and folk metal from Lille since 2020, creating a triple-genre blend that weaves traditional elements through extreme metal structures. Their approach channels the diverse cultural influences of northern France.
Los Angeles death metal project with a staggering thirteen releases since 2019. The Windows-error-themed Activate Windows and subsequent releases demonstrate a prolific creative engine fueled by digital-age absurdism and genuine brutality.
Bloomington, Indiana death metal project with nine releases since 2024, including a Russian-language noise opera. The multilingual catalog and academic setting suggest an experimental approach to extremity from IU's college town.
Atlanta death metal solo artist whose 2015 EP Remember the Sandwich brings irreverent humor to its title while delivering serious heaviness. A unique voice in Georgia's diverse metal landscape.
Indiana death metal act bringing grinding extremity from the Hoosier State, operating in the brutal underground with unflinching commitment to sonic devastation.
Virginia Beach death metal act whose mid-2000s releases A Diamond For Disease and United In Regret established them as technical death metal innovators. Their intricate, neoclassically influenced approach helped push the genre's boundaries from Hampton Roads.
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