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Technical death-thrash metal band from Bonn, Germany, formed in 2018. They blend technical precision and complex arrangements with the speed and ferocity of death-thrash.
Chesapeake, Virginia band working across death metal, deathcore, and technical death metal, combining the surgical precision of tech-death with the breakdown intensity of deathcore.
Minneapolis, Minnesota atmospheric black metal act Changeling craft expansive, melancholic black metal rooted in the post-black and atmospheric traditions, incorporating ambient textures and dynamic shifts alongside the genre's core harshness. Minnesota's long winters and isolation are palpable in their sound.
Chaos Dimension is a technical death metal band from Corona, California that incorporates groove metal elements into complex, riff-heavy compositions. The band delivers brutal, mind-bending death metal that emphasizes technical precision alongside raw heaviness.
Chaos Sanctuary is a technical death metal trio from New Jersey featuring members of Condition Critical, Volcandra, and Legionary, known for melding tech-death with djent, thrash, and jazz-fusion influences. Their 2023 concept album Instrumentality is built around the themes of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Florida's Charnel Grounds pursue technical death metal with surgical precision, wielding complex arrangements and intricate fretwork in the tradition of the Sunshine State's storied extreme metal scene. Their compositions reward close listening with layers of dense, disciplined brutality.
Salem, Oregon's Chasm of Discord applies technical death metal's precision to compositions that stretch and convulse through unpredictable structural shifts. Their work reflects a serious investment in the mechanics of brutality.
Philadelphia technical death metal band Chronostasis combines progressive metal's complexity with death metal's intensity, building labyrinthine compositions that demand and reward close attention. Their music draws from the upper tier of tech-death's demanding tradition.
Technical progressive death metal band from Blackpool, England, active since 2012. They blend technical precision with progressive complexity and death metal aggression.
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