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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Death-grind act from Stockholm, formed in 2023. Calcinado delivers scorching, blast-driven extremity from the Swedish capital.
Death metal band from Bulle in the Fribourg canton of Switzerland, formed in 2008. Their self-described chaotic and irreverent sound oscillates between dementia and savagery across releases like Discipline and Tormenting Attractions.
San Antonio black/death metal band formed in 2025, a newly emerged Texas act fusing the corrosive rawness of black metal with death metal ferocity.
Brutal death metal band active since 2012, named after a Defeated Sanity track, dealing in gore-soaked extremity and relentless violence.
Michigan death/grind unit from White Lake, active briefly around 2022 before splitting up, channeling scatological grindcore aggression into short, brutal bursts.
Charlotte, North Carolina melodic death/groove metal band, blending the hook-driven aggression of melodic death metal with the stomping weight of groove.
Extreme metal solo project originally from Northern Scotland, now based in Zurich, Switzerland. The 2024 album Nothing Should Exist explores existential themes through odd death metal and death-doom, incorporating poetry by Wilfred Owen alongside original lyrics.
Melodic death metal band from Hennef, Germany, active since 2006. They blend the melodic sensibility of Scandinavian-style death metal with heavy metal power.
Fort Myers, Florida death metal act that formed around 2009 and later split up, operating without a label.
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