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Tírad Dúr is a black metal band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2022, adding to the Pacific Northwest's active and diverse black metal underground with a characteristically dark and atmospheric approach.
Tómarúm is a progressive black metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2019, weaving intricate song structures and dynamic shifts into a black metal framework and earning recognition well beyond the regional scene.
Death metal band from Euclides da Cunha, Bahia, formed in 2021, with a lineup of Humberto Amorim (vocals), Athayde Neto (drums and guitars), Marcos Augusto (guitars), and Junior Moreira (bass). The band centers its lyrical themes on Mayan mythology and sacrificial rites, and released Trophy of Skulls on October 29, 2021, followed by the EP The Macabre God of Decadence in June 2022.
Töndra is a death metal band from Honolulu, Hawaii, formed in 2016, one of the few extreme metal acts to emerge from the islands and carrying the genre's aggressive tradition into an unlikely geographic setting.
Törkyraato from Pyhtää deliver death metal under a crude Finnish compound word that roughly translates to 'filthy carcass' since 2016. Their vulgar name and southeastern Finnish coast origin drive compositions of unrefined, visceral brutality.
Death/thrash metal band from Belém, Pará, formed in 2013, previously active as Attomic Force from 2012 to 2013. Their debut EP Beyond the Aeons of Death was released on April 4, 2018, a six-track, 24-minute record distributed independently through Bandcamp.
Törr from Prague fuse black metal's atmospheric malice with thrash metal's velocity, riding the wave of the blackened thrash revival since 2019. Their sound draws from the explosive intersection of first-wave black metal and Teutonic thrash that defined the genre's earliest days.
Eisenach's Tønda deliver sludge/doom metal from the Thuringian city where Bach was born and Luther once hid in the Wartburg Castle. Since 2023, their crushing compositions have added a layer of modern heaviness to a town steeped in musical and religious history.
Tündra is a Cleveland, Ohio heavy/power metal band formed in 2011, forging melodic and powerful metal in a city with a deep roots in hard rock and metal history.
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