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Catchfire from Birmingham merges the hyper-speed brutality of grindcore with death metal's down-tuned heaviness, producing short, violent songs that burn out in blasts of noise and aggression. Alabama's underground history of extreme music informs their no-frills extremity.
Black metal act from Mestre on the Venetian mainland, formed in 2014. Catechon crafts Italian black metal steeped in apocalyptic and theological themes.
Category 7 is a Los Angeles heavy metal and thrash band delivering a high-energy mix of crunching riffs, muscular rhythms, and a melodic edge that draws from both classic metal and the American power-thrash tradition.
Power and progressive metal band from Langen, Germany, active since 2001. With over two decades of activity, Category V craft epic, technically accomplished metal built on soaring melodies and complex arrangements.
Death metal band from Schwabisch Hall, Germany, active since 2010. They channel death metal aggression from the medieval Franconian town in Baden-Wurttemberg.
Black metal band from the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region, France, formed in 2015. They craft atmospheric black metal with runic and pagan themes.
Catervatim is a death metal project from Laramie, Wyoming, originally formed as a full band from 2004 to 2006 and revived in 2017 as a solo project by original member Travis Kolbo. Releases include the split "Chaos and Cataclysm" and the album "Serpent Shepard."
Experimental doom-sludge band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2021. They push doom and sludge into unconventional territory through avant-garde approaches.
Death metal band from Kokkola, Finland, active since 2008. They deliver crushing death metal from the Ostrobothnian coast.
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