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Västerås-based death metal and melodic death metal act, active since 2014 delivering HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition. Rooted in Sweden's legendary metal infrastructure, their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.
Expulser is a death/thrash metal band from Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil, originally formed in 1989 and regarded as a cult act in the Brazilian underground extreme metal scene. Their debut album "The Unholy One" was released in 1992 on Cogumelo Records and has since been reissued multiple times; after disbanding in 2004, the band was reformed by original bassist Alessandro Lima in 2015 and has remained active since.
Denver's Expurgate have been delivering brutal death metal since 2020, channeling the mile-high city's growing extreme metal scene into music of extreme density and precision. Colorado's scene has expanded significantly in recent years, and Expurgate represent the kind of technical brutality that's anchored that growth.
Brutal death metal band from Murcia, Spain formed in 2009, with releases including Dead [Forgotten] (2009) and Risen from the Void (2015). Their nine-track sophomore album delivers groovy, technical brutality exploring dystopian and introspective themes.
Boulder, Colorado's Exsanguinate merge black metal's atmospheric hostility with death metal's physical brutality, creating music since 2017 that draws on both traditions without fully belonging to either. The college town setting belies music that aims for the raw and unmediated.
Long Island's Exsanguinated traffic in death-doom, the slowest and most suffocating corner of extreme metal, building cavernous compositions since 2021 that weaponize tempo against the listener. The subgenre's combination of death metal heaviness and doom's crushing patience is a natural fit for a band clearly interested in maximum atmospheric impact.
Massachusetts-based Exsanguination blend straightforward death metal ferocity with the melodic instincts of the Scandinavian-influenced wing of the genre, creating music since 2020 that balances brutality and songcraft. New England's extreme metal underground has always produced bands with a strong technical grounding, and Exsanguination are no exception.
Brutal death metal and goregrind trio from Spain featuring Igor on vocals and drum programming, Carlos on guitars, and Gaspar on bass. Their 2019 single Human Taxidermy showcases crushing slam and brutal death metal extremity.
Laying down tracks since 2011, this Venice Death Metal outfit delivers labyrinthine song structures built on chromatic riff mazes. Their place within Italy's underrated but thriving metal community speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
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