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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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Fort Wayne's Death on Fire meld melodic hooks with thrash metal's kinetic drive and death metal's menace, creating a sound that burns on multiple fronts simultaneously. Since 2019 they've been one of Indiana's most combustible live acts.
Death On/Off is a death metal and grindcore band from Ferrara, Italy, formed in 2012. With releases like 'Disharmonic Mass Destruction' and splits with Grumo, the band delivers raw and provocative extreme metal that fuses death metal, grindcore, and hardcore punk.
Death or Glory is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Mont-roig del Camp in Catalonia, active since 2014 and presenting the genre's eternal binary choice: victory or oblivion. Their sound channels the sun-drenched Mediterranean coast into riff-driven anthems built for raised fists.
Death Overlord is an independent black metal band from Valinhos, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2017. The project has maintained a prolific output on Bandcamp, releasing multiple albums including "Fear the Scythe," "Haze of Torment," "Symbol of the Curse," and "Deadlands," working within a raw, underground black metal tradition.
Elmwood Park's Death Pact thrash with a New Jersey-bred chip on their shoulder — tight, aggressive, and rooted in the old-school tradition that never died in the Garden State underground. A serious pact forged in 2022.
Falls Church's Death Penalty have been handing down thrash metal verdicts since 2014, favoring tight riffing and velocity over any modern compromise. A relentless Northern Virginia outfit with no interest in leniency.
Death Pigeon is a black/thrash/death metal band from Bristol, England, formed in 2023. Their irreverent name belies a ferocious triple assault of extreme subgenres.
Michigan's Death Pit operate in the mosh-ready space between crossover thrash and straight-ahead metal, building up a cult following out of the rural Mecosta County underground since 2020. Pummeling, unpretentious, and built for the pit.
Mount Laurel's Death Portrait blend melodic sensibility with technical death metal's intricacy, constructing precise yet emotionally charged compositions. Since 2021, they've been one of New Jersey's most promising acts in the extreme metal underground.
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