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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Monsey, New York's Decomposed bring a rough-hewn, straightforward death metal attack to the greater New York underground. Low-fidelity and uncompromising, they prioritize putrefaction over production.
Minnesota brutal death metal project Decomposed Cadaveric Remains live up to the name — churning out dense, gore-soaked extremity since 2021 with no regard for subtlety. This is Midwest brutality taken to its most literal conclusion.
Decomposed Torso is a brutal death metal band from Palma, Mallorca, Spain, formed in 2016. They deliver visceral brutality from the Balearic Islands.
Minneapolis crossover outfit Decomposer have been shredding the line between thrash, hardcore, and punk since 2015 with the caustic energy of a band that doesn't sit still. Think circle pit first, melody second.
Decomposing Entity is a death metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, active since 2009. The band deliver brutal death metal rooted in the Croatian underground extreme metal scene.
Decomposition of Entrails plays slam/brutal death metal from Kyshtym in the Urals, active since 2013. Their anatomically graphic name — describing the putrefaction of internal organs — matches the genre's most viscerally extreme sonic palette.
Decompossession is a brutal death metal band from Dunfermline, Scotland, formed in 2024. They deliver decomposing brutality from Fife.
Boston's Decompression marry black metal's icy hostility to doom's oppressive crawl, carving out a bleak, suffocating sound since 2022. The Massachusetts cold seeps into every droning, frost-bitten riff.
Decongest is a death/thrash metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2022, featuring vocalist-guitarist Tamas Zsakai, guitarist Marton Szigeti, bassist Ferenc Gal, and drummer Zsolt Ferencz. Their 2022 demo delivers three tracks of extreme metal distributed through Drinkin' Beer in Bandana Records.
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