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Damnation Defaced is a melodic/progressive death metal band from Celle, Germany, active since 2010, self-described as "Science Fiction Death Metal." Their 2023 album "They Brought Death to the Darkness" marked 15 years of activity, featuring covers of Rammstein, Kreator, and Strapping Young Lad alongside original compositions.
Damnation Gallery storms out of Genoa with a caustic blend of heavy and blackened thrash metal, marrying the galloping riffs of traditional heavy metal with the venom and velocity of black-thrash. Their sound sits at the crossroads of NWOBHM worship and first-wave black metal ferocity.
New Jersey's Damnation Lust conjure black/death metal in the tradition of bestial war metal, combining the nihilistic fury of both genres into something vicious and unrelenting since their 2022 formation. A project born fully formed in extremity.
Los Angeles' Damnation Overthrowne emerged in 2026 at the raw, energetic overlap of thrash and traditional heavy metal, channeling the street-level urgency of the LA metal scene into a sound that honors its predecessors without merely imitating them.
Damnation Plan is a progressive/melodic groove metal band from Espoo, Finland, active since 2013. They push groove metal into progressive territory with melodic sophistication.
Damnation Prayer is a black metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2022. They deliver dark, blasphemous black metal from the Finnish capital.
Chicago's Damnation Winds have been conjuring frigid black metal since 2012, channeling the howling severity of the Midwest into corrosive, tremolo-driven assaults. Their sound evokes desolation with the relentless intensity of a blizzard that refuses to break.
Formed in Delaware in 2020, Damnations Domain weaponizes the abrasive collision of death metal and grindcore, packaging maximum brutality into short, punishing blasts. No atmosphere, no mercy — just feral sonic destruction.
One of New Jersey's longest-standing melodic death metal acts, Garfield's Damnatory have been honing their craft since 1991, weaving hook-laden guitar work through a foundation of old-school death metal ferocity. Decades of persistence show in the maturity and grit of their approach.
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