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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Originating in Forest Lake, Minnesota, Suffering Hour is an avant-garde black/death metal band formed in 2017 known for their dissonant, labyrinthine compositions and refusal to adhere to genre conventions, earning widespread acclaim in the underground with releases like The Cyclic Reckoning.
Toledo, Ohio progressive death metal band formed in 2024, pursuing technically ambitious compositions that push the boundaries of conventional death metal.
Wichita, Kansas band formed in 2019 that evolved from deathcore roots into a symphonic and melodic death metal sound, incorporating orchestral elements and sweeping melodic structures alongside extreme metal aggression.
Philadelphia depressive black metal project formed in 2015, inhabiting the raw, emotionally harrowing corner of the black metal spectrum defined by minimalist production and themes of despair.
Salt Lake City death metal and hardcore hybrid formed in 2021, fusing the brutality of death metal with the directness and physicality of hardcore punk.
Virginia Beach black metal project formed in 2019, crafting raw and atmospheric black metal in the tradition of the American underground scene.
Suffocating Sight blend melodic thrash, death metal, and metalcore from the North Sea port of Cuxhaven, creating a multi-genre assault from the Lower Saxon coast. Formed in 2020, they bring asphyxiating intensity to the maritime metal scene.
Long Island, New York titans of brutal and technical death metal, Suffocation are widely regarded as one of the most influential bands in the genre's history, with seminal records like Effigy of the Forgotten helping define the sound of technical death metal in the early 1990s and beyond.
South Dakota black metal project formed in 2022, contributing to the sparse but growing underground extreme metal presence in the Northern Plains region.
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