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Slamentable deal in slam, brutal death metal, and goregrind from Betera near Valencia, combining the most extreme subgenres with the pun-loving humor of their name. Formed in 2020, they bring lamentable brutality to the Valencian extreme scene.
Rotterdam's Slamfist pair death and thrash metal from the Dutch port city since 2014. Their name of percussive impact and Rotterdam's industrial culture create a framework for compositions that hit with dock-worker force.
Slamily Guy are a San Diego, California slam death metal band formed in 2025, weaponizing a pop-culture name mash-up as the vehicle for entirely unironic brutality — guttural slams, downtuned riffing, and the full vocabulary of the genre. They are part of a younger generation of slam bands treating the form with both reverence and a sense of humor.
Slammer are a heavy metal band formed in 2019, drawing on the hard rock and traditional metal traditions for a sound that favors melody and power over extremity. Their Bandcamp handle, hogslammer, suggests a personality as large as their riffs.
Slammer are an Altoona, Pennsylvania hard rock and heavy metal band formed in 2019, rooted in the blue-collar metal tradition that the state has long produced. They share a Bandcamp with their heavy metal counterparts, occupying a classic, no-frills approach to the genre.
Blackened speed/thrash metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, whose roots trace to 1987 before the project was formally established in 1999 and then reformed in 2017. Their 2017 self-titled two-track release features the lineup of Urso on bass and vocals, Zema on guitars, and Jairo on drums.
Slamologist are a Bradenton, Florida deathcore band formed in 2019, applying a scientific dedication to the genre's most brutalizing elements — breakdowns, gutturals, and dissonant riffing delivered with systematic precision. Florida's long history of death metal extremity provides the backdrop for their sound.
One-man bulldozing slam project, formerly known as Slam Induced Groove. Prolific output on CDN Records.
Slamphetamine are a Little Rock, Arkansas slam death metal band formed in 2014, whose name implies exactly the kind of speed, intensity, and addictive punishment they deal out. They are one of the older slam acts in the South, building catalog over a decade of underground activity.
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