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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Grindcore/death metal band from Llanca in Catalonia near the French border, active since 2013 and delivering punishing extremity. Their sea-monster name matches the monstrous, tentacled aggression of their grindcore.
Melodic death metal band from Granada in Andalusia, active since 2013 and delivering Scandinavian-influenced melodeath from the foot of the Sierra Nevada. Their sound brings Nordic-style twin-guitar harmonies to the warmth of southern Spain.
Part of Russia's sprawling, uncompromising metal landscape, this act channels death metal with a focus on guttural vocals and churning downtuned riffs. Formed in 2024, based in Saint Petersburg, expect nothing but full-bore death metal savagery.
Crafting their sound since 2021, this Rzeszów Death Metal, Deathcore, and Melodic Death Metal outfit delivers guttural vocals and churning downtuned riffs. Their place within Poland's relentlessly productive underground speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Heavy metal band from Aubervilliers in the Paris suburbs, active since 2010 and delivering over a decade of chrome-heavy, industrially tinged traditional metal. Their chrome-referencing name signals the polished, metallic sheen of their sound.
Khronic Infection is a Brazilian death metal band formed in 2018, active under the Bandcamp name Chronic Infection. The band released their debut material in 2018 and continued developing a blunt, aggressive death metal sound, culminating in the 2026 full-length Worldwide Metastasis, an eight-track record whose titles — including "Womb of Rot," "Putrefaction of Humanity," and "Priests of Hate" — reflect the band's uncompromising extremity.
Part of Poland's relentlessly productive underground, this act channels death metal and thrash metal with a focus on guttural vocals and churning downtuned riffs. Formed in 2016, based in Zawiercie, expect nothing but full-bore death metal savagery.
Khrophus is a death metal band from São José, Santa Catarina, Brazil, with roots stretching back to 1993. The current lineup features Leonardo Chagas (vocals, bass), Adriano Ribeiro (guitar), and Carlos Fernandes (drums), and the band has built a steady discography including Presages (2009) and Eyes of Madness (2013), the latter a ten-track album showcasing their straightforward, groove-driven approach to old-school death metal.
Khrophus is a death metal band from São José, Santa Catarina, Brazil, with roots stretching back to 1993. The current lineup features Leonardo Chagas (vocals, bass), Adriano Ribeiro (guitar), and Carlos Fernandes (drums), and the band has built a steady discography including Presages (2009) and Eyes of Madness (2013), the latter a ten-track album showcasing their straightforward, groove-driven approach to old-school death metal.
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