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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Death metal/grindcore band from Treviso, Italy, active since 2013. Their Spanish name, meaning 'human remains,' accompanies extreme metal from the Veneto town.
Richmond, Virginia's Restrictor Plate fuse brutal death metal with hardcore in a way that echoes the city's long tradition of crossing heavy music subgenres with confrontational directness. Formed in 2024, they're among the newest entries in Richmond's storied scene, bringing a modern take on the powerviolence-adjacent death metal hybrid. Short, violent, and built for the pit.
Ukrainian heavy metal act formed in 2022, delivering classic riff-driven energy with traditional metal power. Their approach channels the timeless foundations of heavy metal.
Technical death metal band from Sulmona in Abruzzo, Italy, with roots dating to 1998. Nearly three decades of technically demanding death metal from the mountain town famous for its confetti.
Death metal band from Tomar, Portugal, formed in 2023. Their approach delivers death metal from the Knights Templar city in central Portugal.
Resurgence is a Finnish black metal project formed in 2017. The project channels atmospheric black metal from Finland's deep well of extreme metal talent.
Death metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2010. Their long-running project delivers intense death metal from the Greek capital.
Resurrección is a melodic heavy metal band from Burgos in Castile and León, Spain, formed in 2017. Named 'Resurrection' in Spanish, the band delivers melodic heavy metal from the historic Gothic cathedral city of northern Spain.
Resurrección Agonizante was a groove metal and metalcore band from Quilmes, in the southern greater Buenos Aires area of Argentina, comprising Daniel (guitar and vocals), Marcelo (bass), Nacho (guitar), and Aníbal (drums). Their debut album "En el Desierto," a ten-track record produced by Iván Iñiguez, was recorded during 2013 and released on August 1, 2014.
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