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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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New Orleans deathcore act Cosmophobe push the genre toward progressive territory, layering complex song structures over crushing breakdowns. Their music carries the dark, humid weight of the city they come from.
Baltimore technical deathcore act Couldcareless push brutal complexity to the forefront, blending technical death metal precision with the breakdown-driven structure of deathcore. Their playing is dense and demanding, rewarding close attention.
Death metal and deathcore act from Pinsk, Belarus, formed in 2012. They deliver a punishing blend of brutal death metal aggression with deathcore breakdowns drawn from the Eastern European extreme underground.
Covidectomy are a US brutal death/slam deathcore project whose name announces exactly how seriously they take genre conventions. Their music wallows in the most extreme end of slam and brutal death metal, built entirely for fans of maximum grotesque density.
Portland, Oregon band crafting progressive deathcore with genuine technical ambition and compositional depth. Their sound balances crushing heaviness with melodic and structural complexity.
Devastating Deathcore from Kermit/Odessa.
Maywood, New Jersey act cutting across death metal, groove metal, and thrash with a sound built on rhythmic force and density. Their material hits with a blunt, physical impact.
Melodic death metal and deathcore band from Terrassa near Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2016. They blend melodic guitar harmonies with crushing deathcore breakdowns.
Los Angeles death metal and deathcore act evoking mythological dread in both name and sonic execution. Their music descends into guttural extremity, marked by technical aggression and punishing breakdowns.
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