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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Symphonic death metal band from Joensuu, Finland, formed in 2022. They merge death metal aggression with symphonic orchestration from eastern Finland.
Cleveland, Ohio death metal band working in the American death metal underground with a straightforward and aggressive approach to the genre.
Providence, Rhode Island band operating at the intersection of death metal, grindcore, and metalcore, combining aggressive blasting extremity with metalcore's rhythmic drive.
Seattle, Washington death metal band formed in 2016, specializing in fetid, old-school death metal drenched in a sense of rot and decomposition; their 2019 debut Odious Descent into Decay on 20 Buck Spin earned widespread praise in the underground.
Katy, Texas brutal death metal act playing in the tradition of the Texas brutal death scene, with influences rooted in the sound of bands like Devourment.
Brutal death metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2016. They deliver punishing, guttural extremity from the Spanish capital.
Grindcore band from Ostrava, Czech Republic, active since 1994. Cerebral Turbulency are veterans of the Czech grind scene, delivering three decades of relentless extremity across albums like Crash Test and Germ Of Erorr.
Brutal death metal band from Berlin, Germany, active since 2008. They craft punishing, technically proficient death metal with nearly two decades of Berlin underground experience.
Melodic death metal band from Rautalampi, Finland, formed in 2022. They craft melodic death metal from the rural Finnish heartland.
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