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Ivanovo's Septicopyemia pair death metal and grindcore from the central Russian textile city since 2011. Their medical-horror name channels systemic infection into compositions of relentless extremity.
Septiembre Negro ("Black September") channel doom and sludge metal from Fuenlabrada near Madrid, building crushing compositions with politically charged overtones. Formed in 2023, they bring heavy, deliberate darkness to the Madrid metropolitan area.
Furious Crossover / Thrash Metal from Houston.
Los Angeles crossover outfit Septik Onslaught have been tearing up the Southern California scene since 2017, fusing hardcore aggression with the breakneck riffing of thrash metal. Their sound sits in the classic crossover tradition — short, mean songs built for pits and chaos — with a modern edge drawn from the city's diverse extreme music community. They remain one of LA's most energetic live acts in the crossover/thrash lane.
Saint Petersburg's Septory deliver death metal from the cultural capital since 2008. Named for the wheat-destroying fungal disease, nearly two decades of activity have produced compositions of agricultural-themed brutality.
Formed in 2017 in Scarborough, Maine, Septus play traditional heavy metal with roots clearly set in the classic American and British molds. Their music leans into the kind of riff-driven, melodic songwriting that defined the genre in its foundational era, delivered with a directness that suits the no-frills New England scene they come from. They are a straightforward heavy metal band in the best sense of that description.
Turin's Septycal Gorge have been delivering brutal death metal since 2014. Their technically accomplished approach to extremity has made them one of the Piedmontese capital's most punishing musical exports.
Ohio-based Sepulcher formed in 2024 operating at the violent intersection of death metal and grindcore. Their music combines the technicality and brutality of death metal song structures with the explosive, short-burst intensity of grindcore, resulting in something chaotic and unrelenting. As a brand-new act they have already staked out an extreme and punishing corner of the Midwestern underground.
Sepulchral Aura have been channeling death and black metal from the northern Finnish city of Oulu since 2007, making them veterans of the Ostrobothnia extreme scene. Their nearly two decades of sepulchral emanations represent sustained commitment to extreme metal from the far north.
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