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Death metal and deathcore band from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 2012. They deliver crushing extremity from Greece's second-largest city.
Seminole, Florida death metal and deathcore act blending technical brutality with the kinetic impact of breakdowns. Creatures of Habit brings the Sunshine State's death metal tradition forward into heavier modern territory.
Melodic death metal and deathcore band from Dessel, Belgium, active since 2005 with a catalog spanning over five releases. Their 2013 album 'Downpours of Disapproval' features eleven tracks blending death metal, deathcore, and metalcore influences.
Northwestern Pennsylvania death metal and deathcore act pairing pulverizing breakdowns with melodic death metal sweep and intricate riffing honed in the underground Pennsylvania scene.
Minneapolis technical death metal and deathcore band pushing the boundaries of extreme metal precision, combining punishing breakdowns with labyrinthine compositional complexity.
Hot Springs, Arkansas extreme metal band merging black metal atmosphere with death metal brutality and deathcore breakdowns, occupying the harshest corners of the Arkansas underground.
Bucharest act that evolved from nu-metal origins into a heavier melodic death metal and deathcore direction, reflecting a creative trajectory that demanded increasing extremity. Their stylistic shift demonstrates the pull of aggressive music beyond mainstream-accessible frameworks.
Death metal and deathcore band from Lomnice nad Popelkou, Czech Republic, formed in 2020. They fuse death metal aggression with deathcore breakdowns and modern extreme metal dynamics.
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