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Death metal and grindcore band from Catanduva, São Paulo, formed in 2023. Combining the blastbeat-driven brutality of grindcore with the riff density of death metal, they operate within Brazil's long-established tradition of extreme underground metal. The band self-releases their material on Bandcamp.
East Los Angeles crossover thrash project from the California underground.
Ruthless Death Metal / Deathcore from Eagle Lake.
Houston power metal and speed metal project with six releases since 2023. Their rapid output includes Apertures and the forthcoming Decathexis, building a substantial catalog of melodic extremity from Texas's largest city.
Apocalyptic Anger unleash furious black metal driven by eschatological themes and relentless aggression. Since 2016, this Greek project has channelled end-times fury through raw, unpolished compositions.
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Apocalyptic Frost is a Danish black metal band formed in 2019, delivering cold, hostile black metal true to the genre's apocalyptic traditions. The band maintains a sparse presence consistent with the raw black metal underground.
Salem, Massachusetts thrash metal act arriving in 2024 with a demo and full-length. Bathoric Pestilence and Thrashing Vengeance channel the Witch City's dark history through pure thrash fury — a fitting marriage of location and sound.
Thessaloniki's Apocalyptic Leaders deliver commanding black metal with an authoritarian edge, merging ferocious blasting with imperious atmosphere. Active since 2020, they bring a militant intensity to the northern Greek black metal scene.
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