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Slaughtbbath is a black metal power trio from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2002, whose discography spans numerous demos, splits, and EPs before their debut album Hail to Fire (2013) and second album Alchemical Warfare (2019), both released on Hells Headbangers Records. The band toured North America in 2017 alongside fellow Chilean labelmates Communion and recorded Alchemical Warfare at DM6 studio in Santiago with Pablo Clares.
Slaughter formed in Toronto, Canada in August 1984, becoming one of the earliest and most important acts in the development of death metal as a distinct genre. Founded by Terry Sadler and Dave Hewson, the band's demo recordings — particularly Surrender or Die — circulated widely through the international tape-trading network and helped define the sonic template that would characterize early death metal. The band briefly featured Chuck Schuldiner of Death in 1986, and their debut album Strappado (1987) remains a foundational document of the style. Slaughter's ferocious combination of hardcore punk aggression with extreme metal riffing made them a key link between the two worlds.
An Austin, Texas groove metal band active since 2016, Slaughter Bought channel the heavy mid-tempo churn and down-tuned riffing that defines the genre into something built for the sweltering Texas live circuit. They represent the heavier end of Austin's famously eclectic music scene.
Kearny, New Jersey's Slaughter House have been a fixture of the Garden State thrash underground since 2009, forging their sound in the dense, blue-collar industrial landscape across the Hudson from New York City. Their longevity in a competitive regional scene speaks to a dedicated following built show by show.
Williamsburg, Virginia's Slaughter Stone meld death and doom into something suffocating and slow-burning, leaning into the cavernous heaviness that defines the death-doom hybrid at its most punishing. Formed in 2018, they mine the same oppressive sonic territory as the genre's European forebears but with a distinctly American bleakness.
Punishing Death Metal from San Antonio.
Queens, New York's Slaughter the Prophets traffic in brutal death metal's most pulverizing conventions — grinding tempos, guttural vocals, and technically precise carnage — drawn from the densely populated New York City extreme metal underground where they've operated since 2015.
Colorado Springs' Slaughter Thy Wicked have been delivering unadorned death metal since 2015, working at altitude in a city with a resilient but under-chronicled extreme metal tradition. Their decade-long run signals a band serious about the craft without chasing trends.
Russian deathcore powerhouse Slaughter to Prevail have become a global phenomenon largely through frontman Alex Terrible's inhuman vocal abilities, which have made him one of the most recognized extreme vocalists on the internet. Their albums 'Misery Sermon' and 'Kostolom' deliver devastating heaviness that has earned them a massive international touring presence despite the band's origins in Moscow.
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