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Abysm channels sludge metal's low-end punishment from Cork since 2020, drawing from the city's tradition of heavy, uncompromising music. Their cavernous sound reflects the depth implied by their name, wallowing in slow-motion devastation.
Heavy Death Metal / Hardcore from Houston.
A death-thrash metal band from Augsburg, Germany, active since 2014, Abysmal channel aggression through the crossover of death and thrash metal traditions. Operating from the heart of Bavarian Swabia, they contribute to southern Germany's robust extreme metal underground.
Abysmal Chaos is a depressive and post-black metal project that originated in Frazier Park, California before relocating to Eugene, Oregon. Between 2016 and 2018, the project released two full-lengths and two EPs of introspective, atmospheric black metal steeped in melancholy.
Abysmal Darkening has crafted black and doom metal from Tilburg since 2011, contributing to the North Brabant city's vibrant metal scene that centers around the prestigious Roadburn Festival. Their fusion of black and doom metal suits Tilburg's identity as a pilgrimage site for underground heavy music.
Abysmal Dawn is a death metal band from Los Angeles, California. One of the premier acts in modern American death metal, the band has delivered a consistently punishing catalog since the mid-2000s, with albums like "Obsolescence" and "Phylogenesis" showcasing their blend of technical precision and brute force.
Abysmal Decay delivers death metal from Glasgow since 2025, representing Scotland's newest generation of extreme metal. Their putrefying name promises the rot and decomposition at the core of their sound.
A Brussels death metal quintet risen from the ashes of Dehuman, featuring members also known from Putrid Offal, Neptunian Maximalism, and Saqra's Cult. Their 2025 debut LP Dismal Thoughts, released on Nuclear Winter Records, channels old-school death metal filtered through a doom-laden, Incantation-adjacent atmosphere with notable progressive and black metal undercurrents.
Plover/Milwaukee, Wisconsin death metal project. Chaos at the bottom of the abyss, from two Wisconsin cities.
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