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Anoka, Minnesota death metal project. Sacred space dedicated to biological horror from the Twin Cities' northern suburbs.
Death metal project of unknown origin. Decomposition as worship — a temple built from decay.
Altar Stomper delivers death metal from the eastern Finnish city of Lappeenranta since 2016, bringing blasphemous intensity to the Karelian border region. Their irreverent name captures the destructive energy at the core of their sound.
Portage, Indiana technical death metal band delivering intricate, precision-driven brutality from the industrial corridor south of Chicago. Two releases of complex, punishing death metal with a cerebral edge.
A secretive collective shrouded in anonymity, Altarage has become one of the most critically acclaimed extreme metal acts to emerge from the Basque Country since their 2015 formation. Across six full-lengths on Season of Mist and Doomentia Records, including "Nihl," "Endinghent," and "Succumb," they've constructed a suffocating world of chaotic, atmospheric death metal that sounds like the collapse of reality itself.
East Falmouth, Massachusetts death metal project delivering filthy, cavernous death metal from Cape Cod. Two 2021 releases capture both their live intensity and demo-quality rawness.
Alteration delivers death metal from Karlsruhe since 2021, their name suggesting transformation through the destructive medium of extreme music. From Baden-Württemberg's second-largest city, they bring fresh brutality to the southwestern German scene.
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Harlingen, Texas brutal death metal project with an astounding fourteen releases since 2021. One of the most prolific acts in the Rio Grande Valley, churning out a relentless stream of punishing brutality.
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