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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
05/15 @ Paribu Art - Ana Sahne, İstanbul
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Death/thrash metal band from Salvador, Bahia, formed in September 1989 following the dissolution of Fright Night. Led by vocalist and guitarist David Santana alongside drummer Lyo Hollf and bassist Fábio, the band released the demos 'Burial to Crowd' and 'Torment in the Hell' in 1991 and the album 'To Kill in Cold Blood' in 1992 on the Bahian label Bazar Musical Records.
Pittsburgh's Slaves BC have carved out a distinctly abrasive niche since 2016, merging the misanthropic atmosphere of black metal with the weight of sludge and the raw fury of hardcore. Their music captures the grime and desperation of urban decay filtered through a relentlessly dark lens.
Formed in Syracuse, New York in 2024, Slaves of the Void pursue melodic black/death metal that balances icy tremolo-driven black metal atmosphere with the harmonic complexity of melodic death metal. As a very new act, they bring fresh energy to upstate New York's underground metal community.
Slaves Under Machine Gods channel death metal from the small Saarland village of Otzenhausen, their dystopian name evoking themes of technological domination and human subjugation. Active since 2013, they bring conceptual depth to their extreme metal.
Central Florida death metal band from Longwood, active since 2018, delivering straightforward brutality rooted in the state's storied extreme metal tradition. Slavestate keep their sound stripped to the essentials — heaviness, aggression, and relentless low-end punishment.
Slaveyard blend groove metal, death metal, and metalcore from Einbeck in Lower Saxony, creating a versatile heavy sound that draws from multiple aggressive traditions. Active since 2014, they bring crossover intensity to the southern Lower Saxon scene.
San Diego progressive metal outfit formed in 2022, blending metal's technical weight with hard rock's melodic sensibility into an accessible yet complex sound. Slavior occupy a crossover space where progressive structure meets arena-ready hooks.
Rialto, California's Slay Squad pioneered what they call 'ghetto metal' — an explosive collision of deathcore brutality, skate punk energy, and trap-influenced hip-hop that defies conventional genre boundaries. Their San Bernardino County collective delivers savage beatdowns and guttural screams alongside trap beats, earning them slots alongside Dying Fetus and Suicide Silence on major metal tours.
Chattanooga, Tennessee technical death metal band formed in 2018, bringing precision and compositional density to the Southeast's underground death metal scene. Their approach favors surgical riff construction and rhythmic intricacy over pure speed alone.
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