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Overall Miscreation deal in technically-minded death metal underpinned by themes of misanthropy, anti-religion, and apocalyptic collapse. After their 2019 debut Tales from the Abyss, they returned in 2024 with Emissary of the Great Armageddon, a seven-track record that pushes further into technical territory while keeping the songwriting rooted in blunt aggression.
Merikarvia crossover/thrash metal act formed in 2020, hailing from a small coastal town in Satakunta. Their crossover approach -- fusing thrash metal velocity with punk attitude -- brings energy and humor to a rural Finnish setting.
Metalcore outfit Overcast have been operating out of Ashland, Massachusetts since 2008, maintaining the New England scene's tradition of hard-hitting, no-compromise heavy music. Their approach leans into metalcore's structural tension — aggressive passages against melodic release — without drifting toward the genre's more polished mainstream variants. A longtime presence in the Massachusetts underground.
Varese speed metal/punk act from northern Lombardy, active since 2013. Their decade-plus commitment to a high-voltage fusion of speed metal urgency and punk energy has produced a catalog of relentless, no-frills aggression.
Bordeaux's Overcharger keeps things lean and mean with stripped-down groove metal built on massive, distorted riffs and pounding rhythms. Their no-frills approach delivers raw kinetic energy without unnecessary embellishment.
Athens progressive death metal act active since 2016, bringing technical ambition and compositional depth to the Greek extreme metal scene. Their work balances death metal's heaviness with progressive complexity in a city known more for its black metal heritage.
Industrial/gothic metal and synthwave band from Khabarovsk in Russia's Far East, active since 2011. Their decade-plus career blends industrial textures, gothic atmosphere, and synthwave electronics from the Chinese border region.
Formed in Teresina around 2017, Overdose Brain play a ferocious brand of speed/thrash metal sung in Portuguese, drawing on the Brazilian underground tradition of acts like Flagelador and Cemitério. Their 2020 EP Exército Metal, recorded with vocalist Thiago Araújo, guitarist Cláudio Costa, bassist Alisson Barros, and drummer Wanderson dos Anjos, showcases cutting riffs and an uncompromising approach rooted firmly in 1990s aggression.
Overdose Nuclear coined the term "Metal do Mangue" to describe their death/thrash sound rooted in the coastal town of Ubatuba, pairing heavy riffing with socially conscious lyrics about environmental destruction and political corruption. Their 2023 album Metal do Mangue features guest appearances from Mayara Puertas of Torture Squad and Jairo Vaz Neto of Chaos Synopsis, alongside a cover of Raul Seixas's "Cowboy Fora da Lei," cementing the band's distinct identity within the Brazilian extreme metal scene.
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