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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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Drown in Malice is a metalcore band from Konstanz, Germany, formed in 2016. They play aggressive metalcore from the shores of Lake Constance.
Drown My Day is a melodic death metal, deathcore, and groove metal band from Krakow, Poland, formed in 2007. The project blends multiple extreme metal styles from the Lesser Poland capital.
Drown the Sun is a band from Nuremberg, Germany, formed in 2019, whose sound evolved from metalcore into djent territory. They explore modern progressive heaviness through technical precision.
Drowned is a progressive metal outfit from Graz, Austria that was active through the 1990s before transitioning under a new name. Their Bandcamp catalog, including releases such as Viscera Terrae and Idola Specus, documents a heavier prog-metal sound rooted in technical composition.
Drowned is a death/thrash metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, long associated with the legendary Cogumelo Records label. Their extensive discography includes "Bonegrinder" (2001), the two-part "Belligerent" (2011–2012), "Recipe of Hate" (2022), and "Brasil Visceral", placing them among the most prolific acts in the city that also produced Sepultura and Sarcófago.
Drowned by Darkness plays a multi-genre blend of melodic power, death, and thrash metal from Schwabisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg, active since 2013. This ambitious cocktail of genres creates compositions that shift between the soaring melodies of power metal and the crushing intensity of death and thrash.
Drowned in Despair is a death metal band from Grand Est, France, formed in 2020. They deliver despairing death metal from eastern France.
Drowned in Eclipse is a groove/thrash metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2025. The band fuse the rhythmic punch of groove metal with thrash metal velocity.
Drowned in Torment is a brutal death metal band from Manchester, formed in 2025 at college by drummer-vocalist Harrison Kershaw, guitarist Tommy Heyes, and bassist Will Watts. Their debut single Bathing in Fluoroantimonic Acid captures the raw energy of the trio's earliest compositions, with all production handled in-house.
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