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Formed in June 2014 in Zwijndrecht, Declared Dead play blackened death-thrash with progressive death 'n' roll sensibilities, blending the extremity of black and death metal with the punch of thrash. Their prolific output — over a dozen releases including the 2016 debut Denounced and Defiled and the 2024 album Necrodeist on Sliptrick Records — showcases macabre lyrical themes and a relentless work ethic.
Schenectady deathcore act Declension arrived in 2022 trafficking in dense, down-tuned death metal attack bolstered by the mechanical precision of modern deathcore. Their name implies collapse — and the music delivers on the promise.
Chillicothe thrash outfit Declination have been sharpening their riffs since 2013, keeping the genre's old-school aggression alive in the heartland. Fast, direct, and unapologetically traditional.
Decline is a band from Bilbao, Spain, active since 2010, whose sound evolved from industrial/gothic metal into death metal. Their evolution reflects a journey toward increasingly extreme heaviness.
Tacoma's Decline of Order bulldoze through a dense tangle of brutal death metal and deathcore, built for maximum crushing impact. Since their 2022 formation they've pushed the genre's appetite for punishment to its logical extreme.
Aurora's Decline of Sanity blend the slow, suffocating weight of stoner metal with death metal's guttural fury — a hazy, punishing combination that arrived in 2024 from Colorado's high-altitude underground. Equal parts skull-crush and slow burn.
Decline of Society plays melodic death metal from Belgium, active since 2013 and channeling social critique through the Gothenburg-influenced template of harmonized guitars and harsh vocals. Their politically charged name frames their melodic death metal as commentary on civilization's deterioration.
Decline of the I is a post-black metal band from Paris, France, active since 2012. They explore the dissolution of identity through atmospheric post-black metal.
Declined is a technical death metal band from Crehange, France, formed in 2015. They play technically demanding death metal from Lorraine.
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