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The Necrotic Manifesto (Bonus Tracks Edition) (2023)
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Fort Wayne, Indiana's Cremated Souls deliver straightforward death metal in the tradition of the American Midwest underground. Their approach emphasizes grinding heaviness and morbid thematic territory.
Death-thrash act from Wałbrzych in Lower Silesia, active since 2009. Cremathory has delivered over fifteen years of aggressive extreme metal from the Sudeten mountain region.
Burke, Virginia death metal band Cremation dug into the early-90s US underground scene with morbid riffing and a raw production aesthetic. They represent the dense, unglamorous death metal tradition of the mid-Atlantic region.
Cremation Pyre is a three-piece thrash/black/death metal band from Santiago, Chile, active since the late 2010s. The band recorded their rehearsal session "The Flame Begins" in 2018 and followed it with their self-titled EP in September 2019, which was recorded and mixed by B. Barrantes at Necrotic Studios, featuring original material alongside a cover of Schizo's "Electric Shock".
Ferocious Heavy / Thrash Metal from Houston.
Houston's Cremator blend classic heavy metal hooks with thrash metal aggression in the tradition of Texas's deep and diverse metal scene. They bring the swagger and crunch of the Lone Star underground to every performance.
Death-thrash metal band from Silkeborg in central Jutland, Denmark, active since 2010. They deliver aggressive death-thrash from the Danish lake district.
Crematorio is one of Argentina's pioneering death metal and grindcore bands, active in Tigre, Buenos Aires since the early 1990s alongside fellow scene originators Exterminio and Scud. Their first full-length, "El Rostro de la Opresión", appeared in 1995 and established their focus on themes of social corruption and gore; the band continued releasing material across multiple active periods and issued a reissue of the album through Careless Records.
Chicago's Crematorium carved out a niche in the Midwest underground by fusing death metal's brutality with thrash metal's speed and drive. Their music reflects the uncompromising approach of the Illinois extreme metal scene.
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