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Chicago brutal death and slam practitioners delivering pulverizing low-tuned slams and guttural extremity since 2020, firmly planted in the genre's most punishing corner.
Richmond, Indiana melodic death metal band that pairs hook-driven, harmonized guitars with the direct aggression of straightforward death metal.
Carro Bomba is a heavy metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, known for performing in Portuguese and cultivating a raw, street-level Thrash'n'Roll sound. The band gained recognition with the 2008 album "Nervoso," later cited by Roadie Crew magazine as one of the best releases in Brazilian heavy music history. They continued releasing material through the 2010s and into the 2020s, with their sixth studio album "Migalhas" arriving in 2023.
Houston death/thrash outfit channeling high-octane aggression through tight, riff-forward songwriting built on the crossover territory between both genres.
Death-thrash band from Kalmar on the southeastern coast, active since 2010. Carry the Torch delivers aggressive extreme metal from the historic Baltic port city.
Thrash metal band from Lom, Bulgaria, active since 2013. They bring high-velocity thrash from the banks of the Danube in northwestern Bulgaria, representing the country's growing thrash scene.
Black metal band from Čakovec in northern Croatia, active since 2013. Cartagra crafts raw, atmospheric black metal informed by the cold continental climate of the Međimurje region.
Heavy metal project from Saratov on the Volga, formed in 2023. CarterGill0 delivers traditional metal from the central Russian city.
Brutal death metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, formed in 2021. They deliver punishing extremity from Greece's second-largest city.
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