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XSUS is a progressive death metal band from Belgrade, Serbia, formed in 2020, humorously describing themselves as "four guys who accidentally warped themselves from 1999 into the present." Their releases including the "Legacy EP" series and "Kindred Spirit" blend retro 90s metal influences with a modern progressive death metal sensibility.
Xymonthra is a technical death metal band from Jonkoping, Sweden, formed in 2017. They deliver complex, technically demanding death metal compositions from a country renowned for pushing the boundaries of extreme metal in every direction.
Xzoriath is a symphonic death metal band from Linkoping, Sweden. They blend the aggression of death metal with lush symphonic arrangements, creating an epic and cinematic sound that draws from Sweden's deep well of melodic extreme metal innovation.
Yafkan is a Doom/Death Metal band from Concepción, Chile, formed in 2020. The band draws on dark poetry for lyrical themes, and released their debut EP El Llanto in 2024, preceded by early singles and a demo under the same title in 2020.
Death metal band from Foggia, Italy, formed in 2017 and named after the Gnostic demiurge. The project explores themes of religious deconstruction and existential questioning through crushing death metal, drawing from the deep well of Italian extreme metal.
Death metal band from Saratov, Russia, formed in 2022. The project delivers heavy, aggressive death metal from one of Russia's Volga region cities, contributing to the country's deep underground extreme metal scene.
Yana is a black/death metal band from Coronel Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, active since 2019 in Brazil's extreme metal underground. The band released the album "Metal da Morte" on August 26, 2023 through Podrera's Records, an underground label specializing in noisecore, punk, and black/death metal.
Folk/black/death metal band from Neunkirchen, Germany, founded in 2014 by Graf Branca von Menta and Davy Jones. Their releases including "Die Stadtpark Chroniken" and "EPos" combine folk metal storytelling with the aggression of black and death metal.
Death metal band from Gdansk, Poland, formed in 2018 with releases on Season of Mist including "Murder's Concept." Known for their brutal and technical approach, the band has evolved from straightforward death metal into more experimental territory, delivering complex riffs and pummeling drums in the tradition of Necrophagist and Cryptopsy.
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