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Deathgrind band from São Luís, Maranhão, formed in 2014, featuring Alexandre on guitar, Allef Lopes on vocals, and Lucas Mano on drums. The band released the full-length Global Extinction in July 2019, followed by the seven-track EP Marcas da Tortura in December 2023, self-released with mixing and mastering by Ruan Cruz. Lyrical themes center on historical atrocities, warfare, anti-religion, and torture, drawn from subjects spanning ancient history to modern events.
Death metal and grindcore band from the rural Finnish towns of Pieksamaki and Jappila, active since 2013. Their remote origins in the Finnish heartland inform a raw, unpolished approach to extreme metal.
Brutal death metal and grindcore band from Bydgoszcz, Poland, active since 2002 with over two decades of extreme music. Their long tenure makes them veterans of the Polish brutal death metal underground.
Black and death metal band from Heumont-Rehon in northern France, active since 2016 and channeling dual-genre aggression from near the Belgian border. Their sound fuses the cold atmospheres of black metal with death metal's brutal weight.
Death metal band from Palma, Mallorca, originally founded in 1991 by Vicente J. Paya as one of Spain's pioneering death metal acts, then revived in 2019 with new members. Their prolific output since the revival includes Faith in Chaos, Echoes Of Despair, and the 2026 album Through the Dark Desperation.
Metalcore and thrash metal band from Stavanger, Norway, active since 2008 with nearly two decades of experience. Their sound bridges metalcore's dynamic structures with thrash metal's aggressive speed.
Heavy metal band from Murcia in southeastern Spain, forging resilient traditional metal since 2013. Their name and sound embody the unwavering spirit of classic heavy metal, delivering powerful riffs and anthemic compositions.
Bilbao-based melodic death metal duo featuring former Vhaldemar guitarist Alex de Benito and vocalist Sophie Laporte, blending thrash and death metal influences. Their 2013 debut My Faith Against Me delivers twelve tracks of melodic yet aggressive metal born from the collision of thrash and death metal sensibilities.
Veteran San Diego outfit Unbroken have existed in the space between hardcore and metalcore since 1993, outlasting countless trends and scene shifts through sheer conviction. One of the longer-running acts in the American hardcore-adjacent underground, they bring decades of battle-hardened intensity.
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