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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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Black Ninja (2013)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Metalcore and melodic death metal act from Vienna, Austria, formed in 2025, fusing the rhythmic breakdowns of metalcore with the melodic intensity of Scandinavian-style death metal. A fresh addition to Vienna's diverse extreme metal underground.
Wielding death metal, progressive metal, and thrash metal as their weapon, this Dutch outfit from Terneuzen has been refining their craft since 2017. Their sound hinges on odd-time signatures woven into surprisingly accessible songwriting, delivered with total devotion.
Savage Brutal Death Metal from Rio Grande Valley.
Progressive death metal act from the Baltic port city of Rostock, Germany, with roots stretching back to 1995. Their three-decade career makes them one of northeastern Germany's longest-running progressive death metal acts.
Thrash/death/groove metal hybrid from Tabor, Czech Republic, blending three aggressive styles into a relentless sonic assault since 2018. Their name captures the unceasing, exhausting nature of their multi-genre metal approach.
A death metal and metalcore hybrid formed in 2021, Endless Fall brings modern extremity to a sound that balances crushing heaviness with structured song craft. Their approach draws equally from the brutality of death metal and the dynamic tension of metalcore.
Active in Voronezh since 2015, this Russian act forges Death Metal and Thrash Metal built on suffocating heaviness anchored by rumbling low-end. Each release doubles down on cavernous production and churning tremolo work.
Oryol's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this death metal unit is among them — wielding technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality. Their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.
Death metal act from Denmark, formed in 2022, whose paradoxically glorious name contrasts with the crushing brutality of their sound. Their approach channels Scandinavian death metal's ferocity through a distinctly Danish lens.
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