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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Sofia-based band that began as thrash metal in 2023 before evolving toward death metal, reflecting a restless pursuit of heavier, more extreme sonic territory. Their stylistic shift captures the natural progression from thrash's velocity toward death metal's brutality.
Bentonville, Arkansas has a scant thrash pedigree, which makes Savage Spawn all the more notable — a band forged in 2013 in an unlikely corner of the American heartland, delivering relentless thrash metal that draws from the Bay Area tradition without sounding like a museum piece. Over a decade into their existence, they remain one of the more tenacious underground thrash acts in the South-Central US.
Kristianstad's Savage Sword pair heavy and power metal from the Skane fortress city since 2026. Their barbaric-blade name and southern Swedish origins channel the cutting force of uncivilized weaponry into freshly-forged compositions.
Charlotte, North Carolina's Savage Tribe have been grinding out death metal since 2006, building a reputation on the Carolinas underground circuit through two decades of hard-hitting, no-frills brutality. Their longevity speaks to a genuine dedication to the craft — death metal built on the foundations of old-school technique and punishing live performances.
Savagegroup play heavy metal from the Franconian town of Hochstadt an der Aisch, bringing traditional metal energy to the Bavarian countryside. Emerging in 2025, they represent the newest generation of German heavy metal.
Kansas City, Missouri's SavageLand blend Southern swagger, down-tuned groove, and stoner weight into a dense, road-worn sound that has been developing since 2012. The trio's approach sits at the intersection of sludged-out Southern metal and Pantera-style groove, heavy enough to shake rafters and slow enough to let every riff breathe.
Savagery deal in death metal from Munster, channeling raw brutality from the Westphalian university city. Their name says it all: their approach to death metal favors visceral, uncompromising aggression.
Savagery Disfigurement deal in death metal from the French underground, channeling the mutilation their name describes through extreme compositions. Formed in 2024, they bring disfiguring brutality to the French death metal scene.
Technical death metal band from São Luís, Maranhão, formed in 2014. Their debut full-length New Dimensions was released in 2020 through Great Dane Records and Polymorphe Records, and the band contributed a cover of Death's 'Philosopher' to an international Death tribute in 2019.
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