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Carvakas is a death metal band from Santiago, Chile formed around 2010–2012, whose name derives from the ancient Indian materialist philosopher Carvaka — a choice that reflects their commitment to philosophical, non-supernatural lyrical themes. Their four albums — Stultifera Navis (2013), Anti-Platonic Machinery (2015), Flesh Over Bones (2018), and Casus (2022) — combine technical riffing and polyrhythmic structures with progressive elements, each record conceptually grounded in a distinct philosophical tradition.
Death metal act from the small coastal town of Gamleby in Småland, formed in 2017. Carve delivers lean, cutting death metal from rural southeastern Sweden.
Symphonic death metal band from La Spezia on the Ligurian coast, active since 2011. Carved layers orchestral elements over crushing death metal foundations.
Death metal band from the Dresden/Leipzig axis of Saxony, Germany, formed in 2022. They carve out crushing death metal from the cultural heart of former East Germany.
Melodic death-power metal act from Saint Petersburg, active since 2011. Cascabel delivers versatile, melody-driven metal from Russia's cultural capital.
San Diego act blending metalcore's melodic structures with the groove-driven punch of death metal and down-tuned heaviness, formed in 2024.
Yukon, Oklahoma death/prog act that layers technical, progressive arrangements over death metal's brutish foundation, active since 2013.
Progressive death metal act from Saint Petersburg, active since 2012. Cashan blends technical complexity with death metal from Russia's northern capital.
Sacramento brutal death and slam act formed in 2024, pursuing the genre's most visceral extremes through crushing breakdowns and low-register sonic violence.
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