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Oppressus is a thrash metal band from Neiva, Huila, Colombia, formed in 2011. Their debut full-length "Humanidad in Vitro" was released in 2017, with lyrics addressing social and political nonconformity, war, death, and destruction. The band remains active as an independent act on the Colombian underground metal scene.
Oppressus is a thrash metal band from Neiva, Huila, Colombia, formed in 2011. Their debut full-length "Humanidad in Vitro" was released in 2017, with lyrics addressing social and political nonconformity, war, death, and destruction. The band remains active as an independent act on the Colombian underground metal scene.
Opressor are an independent death metal outfit from Curitiba who have been grinding out heavy, uncompromising material since 2013. Active and unsigned, they operate squarely within the brutal death metal tradition that the Paraná underground has quietly fostered for decades.
Brutal death metal band from Santander, Spain, active since 2009. Over fifteen years they have established themselves in the Cantabrian extreme metal scene with relentless brutality.
Zadar progressive/melodic death metal act from Croatia's Dalmatian coast, formed in 2021. Their Adriatic setting provides a scenic contrast to the intricate, technically demanding progressive melodeath they produce.
Optofobia is a grindcore band from Merida, Venezuela. Active since at least 2014, they have released a series of EPs including "Corporotocracia" (2014), "Existencia en decadencia" (2015), and "Hacia el matadero" (2019), as well as splits with international acts like Dalle Killers and Nastiness.
German atmospheric/depressive black metal project active since 2015, blending ethereal atmospherics with raw emotional devastation. Their phobia-referencing name captures the fear and darkness at the core of their DSBM.
Atmospheric black metal project from Alingsås, Sweden, active since 2016. Their phobia-themed name accompanies sweeping atmospheric black metal from the small West Swedish town.
Coventry's Opus Mortis merges black and death metal into a ferocious assault that draws equally from both traditions. Their compositions alternate between tremolo-driven black metal passages and death metal's guttural heaviness with seamless aggression.
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