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Boston's Barren Oak pursue an experimental approach to black and death metal, operating since 2021 as part of the city's diverse underground scene with a sound that resists easy genre categorization.
Solo death/doom project from Wessex, described as esoteric heathen death/doom from blood-soaked soil. The self-titled 2025 debut features three extended compositions in the vein of early Tiamat, Anathema, and Paradise Lost, released on a limited run of thirty hand-numbered cassettes.
Champaign, Illinois death metal act Barry the Mortician has been active since 2012, indulging in the genre's most visceral traditions with themes of gore, death, and perversions.
Casper, Wyoming thrash/groove/death metal band Bartlett formed in 2025, representing a new voice in the high-plains metal underground.
Luleå-based death metal act active since 2016, trafficking in the genre's essential currency of guttural vocals, down-tuned riffs, and relentless percussive punishment. Their compositions deliver uncompromising heaviness rooted in the old-school tradition.
French progressive death metal band from Grenoble, formed in 2015. They deliver intricate progressive death metal from the Alpine city of southeastern France.
Marghera (Venice)-based death metal/grindcore outfit active since 2017, blasting through short, ferocious compositions that marry death metal's low-end churn with grindcore's frenetic speed. Their music operates at maximum intensity with minimal patience for subtlety.
Melodic death metal outfit from Kocaeli, formed in 2012. Twin-guitar harmonies and soaring lead work temper the brutality of blast beats and growled vocals, creating compositions that are both punishing and anthemic.
San Antonio, Texas slam/brutal death metal band Basement Burial formed in 2023, delivering the subgenre's hallmark combination of pulverizing rhythms and extreme subject matter.
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