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Kent, Ohio's Chingada Carne delivers uncompromising brutal death metal with the kind of punishing low-end and guttural attack the genre demands. They operate squarely in the underground extreme metal tradition with no concession to accessibility.
Melodic death metal band from Almelo in Overijssel, active since 2008. Chiraw has spent over fifteen years crafting hook-driven death metal from eastern Netherlands.
Punishing Progressive Death Metal from Houston.
Experimental avant-garde death metal band from Valencia, Spain, formed in 2015. They push death metal into unconventional territory through quirky, boundary-defying sonic exploration.
Lake Charles, Louisiana's Choke combines sludge metal's swampy density with Southern groove and the blunt force of heavy riffing deeply tied to the Gulf Coast's murky musical tradition. Their sound is thick, hot, and relentless, rooted in the swamp.
Cleveland's Choke tears through crossover thrash and death metal with the abrasive energy of the Midwest underground, keeping things fast and nasty in a city with a long tradition of brutal music. Their approach is economical and aggressive, built for impact.
Green Bay, Wisconsin's Choke blends the speed and brutality of death metal with grindcore's extreme brevity and sonic violence, delivering short, punishing blasts from the upper Midwest underground. Their music wastes no time and spares no ear.
Choke is a groove/death metal and grindcore band from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Signed to Top Music Brazil, the band's lyrical themes center on death, misery, and social unrest, and their early releases include the demo "Dictatorshit Holocaust from Third World" (1999) and the split CD "Manifest" (2001) with STN, followed by "Slum Radio" in 2003.
Richmond, Virginia's Choke Chain delivers death metal with the aggressive directness that has made Richmond's extreme metal scene one of the most respected underground communities on the East Coast. Their sound is tight and vicious, reflecting the city's longstanding commitment to extreme music.
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