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Industrial brutal death metal and grindcore project from Catalonia, Spain, pushing the boundaries of extremity since 2022. Their name itself signals the beyond-measure brutality of their fusion of industrial, death metal, and grindcore elements.
Unconquered is a Swedish black/death metal project formed in 2026, representing the newest wave of Scandinavian extreme metal. The project channels black and death metal aggression through a fresh lens.
Thrash/death metal band formed in São Paulo in 2005, later relocating to Brooklyn, New York. The lineup of Frederico Carneiro (vocals), Patrick Caracas and Kiko Freiberg (guitars), Fadel Dabien (bass), and Daniel Freiberg (drums) released the EP Mind's Corner in 2012, followed by the full-length Shooting at the Moon in December 2014 and the album Let it Rain in September 2016.
Old Swedish death metal devotees from Valladolid, Spain, founded in 2006 and signed to Dark Descent Records for their 2010 EP. Their lineup, which includes members of Unspoken, channels the classic HM-2 buzzsaw guitar tone and cavernous atmospheres of early Stockholm death metal.
Death metal and grindcore band from Milan, Italy, active since 2009 and delivering unconventional extreme music from Italy's fashion capital. Their disruptive approach to death-grind reflects their name's promise of sonic upheaval.
Death, thrash, and hardcore crossover act from Madrid, Spain, delivering genre-blending aggression since 2017. Their sound merges the technical complexity of death and thrash metal with hardcore's confrontational energy and punk-derived urgency.
Uncreated Light is a symphonic power/gothic metal band from Kremenchuk, Ukraine, blending orchestral grandeur with heavy metal power and gothic atmospheres since 2018. The project represents the symphonic metal wing of Kremenchuk's metal scene.
Melodic death metal outfit from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2018, forging technically proficient yet aggressive compositions rooted in the Scandinavian melodeath tradition. Their approach marries intricate guitar harmonies with the ferocity expected of the death metal genre.
Death, black, and doom metal band from Oulu, Finland, active since 2022 and blending three extreme subgenres into a single devastating sound. Their approach channels the darkness of black metal through death and doom metal's crushing weight.
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