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Groove metal and hardcore band from Vienna, Austria, active since 2016. They combine the rhythmic punch of groove metal with hardcore's confrontational energy.
Bode Maldito is a one-man black/death/thrash metal project from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, operating within the Brazilian underground extreme metal scene. The project released the demo "Sodomizing Christ" digitally in 2024, with a limited physical edition of 33 copies issued in late 2024 by Poland's Unpure Records as part of their DIY Ungodly Underground Series. Lyrical themes revolve around Satanism and anti-Christianity.
Bode Preto (Portuguese for "Black Goat") is a black metal band from Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, formed in 2010. The band debuted with the "Dark Night" EP in 2010, followed by their full-length album "Inverted Blood" in 2012, which was recorded at Atlantis Studio and featured guest guitar work from ex-Sarcófago member Fábio Jhasko on three tracks. Their sound blends the rawness of black metal with elements of death metal and grindcore.
Bode Samurai is a raw black metal band from Catanduva, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2020. The band is an independent, unsigned act whose lyrical themes encompass war, death, Japanese history, and horror films. They have contributed material to compilation releases within the Brazilian underground black metal scene.
German post-metal band from Stuttgart, formed in 2018. They craft expansive, dynamic post-metal soundscapes with emotional weight and atmospheric depth.
Bodhum is a death metal and grindcore band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, active since 2010. The band debuted with the EP "Sobre Homens E Porcos" in 2010 and has since released additional albums including "Causa Mortis", "Consórcio da Morte", and "Extremo". They participated in the 2020 Brazilian tribute compilation "A Brazilian Tribute To Nasum: Mieszko Lives", released through The Grind Records.
Liverpool-based doom/sludge outfit active since 2015, dragging their compositions through a swamp of distortion, feedback, and crushing tempos. Their sound sits at the punishing intersection where doom metal's patience meets sludge's confrontational aggression.
Emerging in 2016 from Schoonhoven, this death metal act channels the genre's primal aggression through tight, riff-driven compositions. Their recordings carry the unmistakable weight of classic death metal.
Doom/sludge metal act from Brighton, formed in 2021. Their music lurches forward with deliberate, oppressive weight, burying the listener beneath layers of corroded guitar tone.
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