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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Cincinnati death metal/deathcore outfit formed in 2020, combining the brutality of old-school death metal with the rhythmic breakdown-driven aggression of deathcore. Their sound leans into a heavier, more punishing direction within the Cincinnati underground scene.
Los Angeles heavy metal band formed in 2020, rooted in traditional metal sensibilities with a contemporary edge drawn from the city's long-running hard rock and metal culture. Slaven operate in classic heavy metal territory without veering into extreme subgenres.
Black metal project out of Flint, Michigan formed in 2022, channeling the bleakness of a post-industrial rust belt city into raw, unadorned black metal. The band represents a recent surge of underground extremity emerging from Michigan's Midwest scene.
Slavery combine death metal with crust punk from Prague, creating a raw, politically charged hybrid that draws on both extreme metal's heaviness and punk's DIY urgency. Their fusion reflects the crossover energy of the Prague underground scene.
Death/thrash metal band from Salvador, Bahia, formed in September 1989 following the dissolution of Fright Night. Led by vocalist and guitarist David Santana alongside drummer Lyo Hollf and bassist Fábio, the band released the demos 'Burial to Crowd' and 'Torment in the Hell' in 1991 and the album 'To Kill in Cold Blood' in 1992 on the Bahian label Bazar Musical Records.
Pittsburgh's Slaves BC have carved out a distinctly abrasive niche since 2016, merging the misanthropic atmosphere of black metal with the weight of sludge and the raw fury of hardcore. Their music captures the grime and desperation of urban decay filtered through a relentlessly dark lens.
Formed in Syracuse, New York in 2024, Slaves of the Void pursue melodic black/death metal that balances icy tremolo-driven black metal atmosphere with the harmonic complexity of melodic death metal. As a very new act, they bring fresh energy to upstate New York's underground metal community.
Slaves Under Machine Gods channel death metal from the small Saarland village of Otzenhausen, their dystopian name evoking themes of technological domination and human subjugation. Active since 2013, they bring conceptual depth to their extreme metal.
Central Florida death metal band from Longwood, active since 2018, delivering straightforward brutality rooted in the state's storied extreme metal tradition. Slavestate keep their sound stripped to the essentials — heaviness, aggression, and relentless low-end punishment.
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