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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Death metal and deathcore band from London, England, formed in 2013, delivering mechanically precise extreme metal from the British capital. They blend death metal brutality with deathcore's modern heaviness.
Deathcore band from Alessandria, Italy, active since 2008, delivering heavy breakdowns and modern extreme metal from the Piedmont region. Nearly two decades of activity mark them as a veteran Italian deathcore act.
A Missouri deathcore act launched in 2023, Psycho-Frame blends the pulverizing breakdown architecture of deathcore with death metal's technical savagery, carving out a dense and relentlessly downtuned sound from the American heartland.
Psychodeath is a deathcore band from Vitória, Espírito Santo, who debuted with the "Psycho EP 2011" and won the Espírito Santo regional of Wacken Metal Battle Brazil that same year. Their first full-length album, "Someone to Harm," was released in December 2012 and circulated on international extreme music websites, expanding the band's reach beyond the Capixaba metal scene where they had shared stages with acts including Paul Di'Anno and Torture Squad.
Wolfsburg's Peacemaker channels classic heavy metal and hard rock with the same no-nonsense efficiency as the Volkswagen city that spawned them. Their blue-collar approach to riff-driven metal has been a fixture of the Lower Saxon scene since 2015.
Deathcore and brutal death metal band from Kadiivka, Ukraine, formed in 2016, delivering nearly a decade of unfiltered extremity from the Luhansk Oblast. They bring raw brutality from eastern Ukraine.
Denver's Putrisinturnitus formed in 2024, playing a slam-heavy hybrid of brutal death metal and deathcore that reflects the genre's ongoing crossover appeal in the Rocky Mountain scene. Their Bandcamp handle putrisslam makes their aesthetic allegiance plain, and their Denver base puts them in an increasingly active hub for brutal metal.
Rain Eyes is a death metal/deathcore band from Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, formed in 2020. The band delivers heavy, breakdown-laden extreme metal from the major city in northern England.
Rancunes is a deathcore band from Dunkirk on the northernmost coast of France, formed in 2025. The band delivers heavy breakdowns from the industrial port city near the Belgian border.
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