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Dying Remains

Calgary, Alberta, CA · 2023–present · active
Dying Remains are a Calgary death metal band that began releasing music in 2023 and quickly found a place among the newer wave of old-school-leaning death metal acts. Their early EP Entombed in Putrefaction introduced a blunt, rotten sound built from churning riffs, guttural vocals, and a focus on impact rather than technical excess. The band's later work, including Merciless Suffering, pushed that style into a more complete statement, drawing on the spirit of classic death metal through mid-paced crush, sudden bursts of speed, and riffs that feel designed to grind forward with physical force. Members have ties to other Calgary metal projects, and that background gives Dying Remains a sense of confidence beyond their short recording history. Their songs do not chase atmosphere at the expense of weight; the appeal is in the primitive stomp, the ugly tone, and the way each track moves like machinery built for punishment. Dying Remains sound committed to death metal as something direct, hostile, and bodily.
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Eternal

Phoenix, AZ, US · 2021–present · active
Eternal play old-school death metal with the grime, swing, and riff memory that made the style feel dangerous before it became overly polished. Forsaken Memories introduced a raw melodic-thrash edge, while Faceless Evil moved the band closer to a classic death metal vocabulary: guttural vocals, grinding guitar tone, and songs that balance speed with corpse-heavy groove. Cryptic Lust is the clearest statement of that approach, pulling from late-eighties and early-nineties Florida and Swedish death metal without sounding like a museum piece. Emilio Ortega's vocals and guitar work give the songs a rotten, commanding presence, with Sofie Nabboud's guitars, Xander Bridge's drumming, and Rob Wolfe's bass locking into arrangements that move between thrash attack, doomier stomps, and serrated leads. Tracks such as "Cryptic Lust," "Thorns of Regret," and "Conjuring the Void" show a band more interested in memorable riffs than technical clutter. Eternal's sound is filthy but readable, brutal but not flat, and driven by the sense that every tempo change should make the next riff hit harder.
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Necrot

Oakland, CA, US · 2011–present · active
Necrot are an Oakland death metal band whose music channels old-school force through tight songwriting, physical riffing, and a grim but direct sense of momentum. Formed in 2011 by bassist and vocalist Luca Indrio with drummer Chad Gailey and guitarist Sonny Reinhardt completing the classic lineup, the band rose from Bay Area underground circles with The Labyrinth, Blood Offerings, Mortal, Lifeless Birth, and relentless touring. Necrot fit metal scope directly through death metal, especially the kind rooted in Celtic Frost, Bolt Thrower, Autopsy, and early American and European extremity rather than hyper-polished technical display. Their songs are heavy, memorable, and built around riffs that feel carved rather than assembled. Indrio's vocals are harsh and commanding, the drums drive with punk-informed urgency, and the guitars keep a balance between cavernous atmosphere and headbanging clarity. Necrot's strength is that they make old-school death metal feel alive without excessive nostalgia. The production is clear enough to let the hooks and grooves hit, but the music still carries dirt, menace, and underground pressure. They are one of the stronger modern examples of death metal that values songs, riffs, and live impact equally.
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