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Technical death/black metal force from Brussels, Belgium, combining blistering speed, powerful drumming, and melodic solos since 2013. Self-described as an unstoppable entity ready to spread, their releases "We Bring You Epidemia" and "The Inevitable Madness" showcase their fusion of technicality with extreme metal fury.
Death metal act from Annaberg-Buchholz in Saxony's Erzgebirge mountains, Germany, delivering aggressive extremity since 2018. Their name evokes the spreading disdain and contempt that permeates their death metal sound.
Thrash metal band from Marseille, France formed in 2022. They deliver high-velocity thrash from France's Mediterranean port city.
Epidemik is a thrash metal band from Cartago, Costa Rica, formed in 2011 and signed to GrimmDistribution. The three-piece draws on old-school thrash influences rooted in war and societal themes, with a lineup of drums/vocals, bass/vocals, and guitars. Their recorded output includes the self-titled demo and the subsequent release V!rus Outbreak.
Prague-based metal act that evolved from heavy metal origins into thrash metal territory since 2016. Their stylistic shift reflects a natural progression toward faster, more aggressive songwriting from the Czech capital.
Laying down tracks since 2022, this Reykjavík Death Metal and Technical Death Metal outfit delivers labyrinthine song structures built on chromatic riff mazes. Their place within Iceland's volcanic metal underground speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Epifisis is a heavy metal band from Medellín, Colombia, formed in 2020 and rooted in the sounds of '70s and '80s heavy metal and hard rock. The band released their debut EP "6402 Sin Futuro" in 2021, a three-track release that deals with themes of social protest, violence, and society. They operate independently and are listed on Metal Archives under the genre Heavy Metal.
Part of Italy's underrated but thriving metal community, this act channels death metal, metalcore, and thrash metal with a focus on labyrinthine song structures built on chromatic riff mazes. Formed in 2016, based in Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza), the focus remains squarely on devastating rhythmic impact.
Los Angeles's Epigram trade in melodic death and black metal, shaping the grim into something concise and razor-edged — much like the literary device their name evokes. Active since 2008, they've spent years honing a sound that's both fierce and precise.
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