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Newark, Ohio death metal act Child Sized Coffin brings a blunt, uncompromising brutality to their music, rooted in the mid-American underground scene's no-frills tradition. Their name alone signals the unrelenting darkness baked into every track.
Indiana's Childe of Death blends melodic death metal's harmonic sensibility with the raw aggression of straight death metal, carving out a niche in the rural Midwest underground. Their approach leans on melodic leads and hooks without sacrificing outright brutality.
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2017. They blend melodic sensibilities with metalcore dynamics from the Basque capital.
Death metal and grindcore band from England, formed in 2023. They deliver chaotic, grinding extremity.
Hailing from Winston County, Mississippi, Children of Aries delivers a blend of classic heavy metal and thrash rooted in the Southern underground's do-it-yourself ethos. Their music is straightforward and aggressive, drawing on traditional metal frameworks with regional intensity.
Melodic death-power metal band from Espoo/Helsinki, Finland, active since 2012. They carry the spirit of Finnish melodic death metal with power metal hooks and dynamic songwriting.
Progressive black-doom act from Bergen, active since 2015. Children of Cain blends atmospheric black metal with doom and progressive elements from Norway's western capital.
Fox Lake, Illinois act Children of Dismay combines metalcore's rhythmic breakdowns with thrash metal's relentless aggression, landing them firmly in the heavier end of the Midwest scene. Their style is abrasive and energetic, built for live punishment.
Children of Elara is an independent progressive/doom metal band from Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2017. The band blends crushing riffs with atmospheric, melancholic textures, drawing on themes of isolation and cosmic sorrow. They are listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum as an active unsigned act and release their music through their Bandcamp page.
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