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Swedish melodic death metal and metalcore band formed in 2022, bridging the Gothenburg-style melodic death metal tradition with modern metalcore breakdowns. Their approach combines dual-guitar harmonies with the heaviness and rhythmic attack of contemporary metalcore.
Katarock is a thrash/death metal band from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, Argentina, originally formed in 1993 and later resuming activity from 2016 onwards. Their early releases include a five-track demo from 1994 and the promo single "Mutilador" from 2001. The band contributed the track "Bailanteros Q.E.P.D." to the 1997 Argentine metal compilation Nuevos Guerreros Vol. 1 on Yugular Records.
Death metal band from Tenerife in the Canary Islands, formed in 2025 and bringing extreme metal to Spain's Atlantic archipelago. Their volcanic island origins add an isolated, otherworldly dimension to their brutal sound.
Katarsis Tenebris was a raw black metal band from Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil, active from 2017 until splitting up around 2020. The band released the demo Cursed Plains of Mortality in May 2018, followed by the three-track demo Black KVLT in March 2019, exploring themes of darkness, occultism, and depression. Both recordings were self-released as digital albums under the banner of Brazilian raw black metal.
Belgian old-school brutal death metal act originally active in the late 1990s before disbanding in 2000, later revived as a solo project by Gabriele Cassano. Their prolific post-revival output includes Extreme Brutality, Violently Boneless, and Decomposed Mutilated Cadavers, maintaining a relentlessly graphic and punishing approach.
Stubbornly devoted to the riff, this doom metal, sludge metal, and stoner metal act from Ascoli Piceno traffics in fuzz-drenched riffs and hypnotic, groove-laden repetition. Since 2016, they've built a catalog that reflects Italy's underrated but thriving metal community.
Katastrofy is a death metal band from Anchieta, Espírito Santo, Brazil, formed in 2006 and operating independently throughout their career. The band contributed the track "Blasphemy Or Die By Lie" to the Fortaleza Metal Vol. IV compilation in 2008, marking their earliest documented recording. Their lyrical themes center on blasphemy, death, and anti-religious subjects.
Black/folk metal band from the island town of Parainen in southwestern Finland, active since 2015 and weaving folk elements into black metal. Their catastrophe-derived name signals the apocalyptic intensity beneath their folk-tinged surface.
Świnoujście, Poland — death metal and thrash metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2023, they deal in punishing grooves interlocked with frenzied tremolo passages. Primal ferocity drives every note of their catalog.
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