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Vienna-based extreme metal outfit blending black metal with punk energy, active in the Central European underground since 2019. They have released several recordings including the LP Privilege and a split with Berosszulás through Into Endless Chaos Records.
Parasitic Carnivorous is a brutal death metal/slam band from Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela, formed in 2014. Their 2016 EP "Maracay Pampero" established their sound, rooted in the city that shares its name with the release, and the band has continued with an updated lineup since 2023.
Slam and brutal death metal band from Southampton, England, formed in 2019, named after the brain-eating parasitic infection. They deliver appropriately brain-crushing slam from the southern English coast.
Technical death metal band from Brighton, England, formed in 2020, delivering intricate and technically demanding death metal from the seaside city. They bring cerebral extremity to the South Coast metal scene.
Heavy Technical / Brutal Death Metal out of Texas.
Parasiticide wage total sonic war across black metal, death metal, and grindcore, letting the three styles collide without quarter. Formed in 2020, the band's location-free status suggests a project more concerned with extremity than geography.
Death metal band from Kingston upon Hull, England, formed in 2012, infecting the Yorkshire metal scene with crushing death metal since their inception. They are a veteran act in the Hull underground.
Slagelse's Parasomnia has been crafting gothic metal since 2014, named after the sleep disorders that blur the line between dreaming and waking. Their Zealand base places them in one of Denmark's less celebrated metal scenes, lending an outsider quality to their darkly atmospheric sound.
Progressive metal band from Seinajoki, Finland, formed in 2021, exploring the sonic space beyond conventional metal through progressive compositions. They share their Ostrobothnian hometown with fellow progressivists Panssarilaiva.
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