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Brutal death metal act from Neunkirchen, Austria, formed in 2021, delivering German-language extreme metal. Their material pairs poetically titled tracks with the crushing, guttural intensity of brutal death metal.
Black/death/doom metal project from Londonderry in Northern Ireland, active since 2008, blending extreme metal with dark ambient and prog elements. Their extensive discography from Aisling Dhorcha through the epic Beowulf draws on Irish mythology, W.B. Yeats poetry, and themes of mortality, with logos by Christophe Szpajdel.
Swedish death metal act active since 2019, 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.
Death-grind act from Gothenburg, formed in 2019. Their approach strips away anything that does not serve the cause of sheer aggression, delivering sub-two-minute salvos of blast beats and guttural fury.
Progressive metal outfit from Drammen, formed in 2023. Their work incorporates odd time signatures, extended instrumental passages, and dynamic contrasts that elevate their sound beyond standard metal fare.
Spanish black/death metal and grindcore band from Cantabria, formed in 2017. They merge extreme metal's darkest currents with grindcore's explosive intensity from northern Spain.
German melodic death/power metal band from Düsseldorf, formed in 2021. They blend the melodic sensibility of power metal with the aggression of melodic death metal.
Czech thrash/death metal band from Prague, formed in 2012. They channel aggressive thrash and death metal with punishing rhythms and relentless intensity.
Brazilian black/death metal project formed in 2020, released via WarCore Records, featuring the duo of Tormentor on all instruments and Necromaniac on vocals. The band channels the raw, occult-drenched collision of black and death metal that defines much of the South American extreme underground, operating with a two-piece war-metal austerity.
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