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Caosamorts is a thrash/death metal band from Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2014. Drawing influence from acts like Slayer, Carcass, Napalm Death, and Brazilian legends Dorsal Atlântica, they write Portuguese-language lyrics centered on themes of war, corruption, violence, and intolerance. The band has released demo material available on Bandcamp.
Black metal and grindcore act from the Alpine town of Belluno, Italy, active since 2007. Caostruppen channels chaotic extremity from the Dolomite foothills.
Bucharest deathcore and grindcore pioneers formed in 2007 by Calin Raduta and Costin Chioreanu, credited with defining Romania's grindcore scene through releases like 'First EP for a Surgery' and debut album 'I'll Kill If I Live.' Their name translates to 'Skull-Head' in Romanian, matching a sound steeped in horror, gore, and social commentary.
Philadelphia duo splicing black metal harshness with the expansive melancholy of post-rock, channeling nihilistic themes through a sound caught between blast-beat severity and atmospheric drift.
Progressive and doom metal act from the Danube city of Smederevo formed in 2017, merging the structural ambition of progressive metal with doom's crushing weight. Their sound balances cerebral complexity with the slow-burning power of heavy riffs.
Thrash metal band from Braga, northern Portugal, formed in 2019. Capela Mortuária — Portuguese for 'mortuary chapel' — delivers aggressive thrash from the Minho region.
Capgrass was a black metal band from Buenos Aires that released their debut EP Reflections in June 2014, a six-track recording produced and mastered by Fernando Muiños with drum collaboration from Manuel Matarasso. The band operated within the underground Buenos Aires black metal scene before splitting up.
Technical death metal act with roots stretching back to 1993 in Connecticut, eventually relocating to Florida and landing on Willowtip Records with a rigorous, psychologically themed brand of technical death metal.
Death metal and grindcore band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2020. They deliver grinding extremity from the Catalan underground.
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