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Before Breathing is a melodic deathcore band from Chile who emerged in 2017 and gained an international following through intense live performances and sonically dense recordings. The band toured the United States in 2019, covering four states, and has drawn comparisons to acts such as Lorna Shore and Shadow of Intent. Their discography includes the debut EP Born Into the Chaos (2017) and the full-length Eternal Shadow of Existence (2022).
Brutal Symphonic Deathcore from Pennsylvania /.
German slam/brutal death metal and deathcore band from Cologne, formed in 2012. They specialize in extreme, deliberately provocative brutal death metal with slam breakdowns.
Spanish deathcore band from Valladolid, formed in 2014. They deliver crushing deathcore breakdowns from the Castilian heartland.
French deathcore band from Reims in Champagne, formed in 2011. They deliver crushing deathcore from the city of coronations and champagne.
Five-piece blackened deathcore outfit from Vienna, Austria, inspired by dark Alpine winter nights. Their 2024 debut "Mene Tekel" channels philosophical themes of existence and mortality through heavy, fast riffs and rough vocals with beatdown hardcore influences.
Deathcore band from the Beerse/Lille area of Belgium, active since 2012. They trade in the genre's signature combination of death metal technicality and hardcore breakdowns.
Crushing Brutal Deathcore from Orange, California / West Jordan, Utah / Houston.
Spanish deathcore band from Benidorm on the Costa Blanca, formed in 2010. They deliver crushing deathcore from the Mediterranean tourist resort.
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