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Los Angeles technical death metal act pushing the genre's compositional and instrumental limits with dense, intricate arrangements. Their music is demanding and cerebral, rewarding careful listeners.
Blackened thrash act from Rome, formed in 2017. Cruelty Force merges black metal ferocity with thrash speed and aggression.
Cruelty Master was a thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, whose documented activity includes the demos "Doubtful Future" (1995), "Invisible Enemy" (1999), and "Spiral Spirit" (2004). The band featured members Marcelo Zanck on vocals, Paulo Moreira and Wanderley Souza on guitars, Ademir Passos on bass, and Alexandre Soares on drums. They are listed on Metal Archives as a split-up act within the São Paulo thrash underground.
Cruelty Society is a death metal band from Bogotá, Colombia. They released their self-titled Demo EP in 2020, a home-recorded effort covering themes of politics, genetics, and war.
Cruelty Society is a death metal band from Bogotá, Colombia. They released their self-titled Demo EP in 2020, a home-recorded effort covering themes of politics, genetics, and war.
Death metal band from Berlin/Stralsund, Germany, active since 2013. They deliver death metal aggression spanning the distance from the capital to the Baltic coast.
Atmospheric black metal project from the Netherlands, formed in 2018. Cruentare delivers expansive, contemplative black metal with rich atmospheric textures.
Massachusetts black/death hybrid act drawing from the darkest corners of both genres to craft dense, uncompromising metal. Their approach leans on atmosphere and ferocity in equal measure.
Thrash metal band from Como, Lombardy, formed in 2018. Cruentator — Latin for 'one who stains with blood' — delivers blood-soaked thrash from the shores of Lake Como.
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