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Portland, Oregon sludge metal act formed in 2022, infusing their crushing sound with playful Indiana Jones-inspired cinematic imagery.
Instrumental doom — debut is two tracks spanning 38 minutes, mastered by Proscriptor McGovern of Absu. Follow-up is a single 37-minute track.
Melodic death metal act from Italy, formed in 2015. Caos delivers hook-driven extreme metal with melodic sensibility.
Caos Devasta is a death/thrash metal band from Manaus, in Brazil's Amazon region, formed in 2017. The band is part of the active underground heavy metal scene in Manaus and has performed at local events including the Mandrake Rock Festival, which showcases original Amazonian metal acts. Their album "Amazônia Destruída" is documented on Metal Archives.
Caos Onipresente is a blackened death metal duo from Nova Odessa, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2020. The project blends black metal and death metal with experimental elements, and released the album "Ser Humano: Aversão" in early 2020. Their music is available on Bandcamp.
Caos ov Doom is a doom/death metal band from Medellín, Colombia, formed in 2021 and signed to Leçons des Ténèbres Productions. They released their debut EP Tardissime Mortem Fuga in 2022, followed by their first full-length Magnum Opus Tenebrarum in 2023, with lyrics and themes centered on death, dark poetry, and melancholy.
Caos ov Doom is a doom/death metal band from Medellín, Colombia, formed in 2021 and signed to Leçons des Ténèbres Productions. They released their debut EP Tardissime Mortem Fuga in 2022, followed by their first full-length Magnum Opus Tenebrarum in 2023, with lyrics and themes centered on death, dark poetry, and melancholy.
Doom-sludge-stoner act from Barcelos in northern Portugal, formed in 2025. Caos Ritual channels heavy, ritualistic riffs from the Minho region.
Caos Sphere is a heavy/thrash metal band from Recife, Brazil, formed in 2014. The band released the EP "Horror Tales" as their debut, followed by the full-length "Hell Is Here" and the album "The Call of Thanatos" in 2016, delivering a style built on palm-mute chugging, dexterous riffing, and aggressive vocals in the tradition of classic Brazilian thrash.
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