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Bonebeast is a death/thrash metal band from Presidente Dutra in the central region of the state of Maranhão, Brazil, formed in late 2014. The band began as a duo with Matheus Coelho on vocals and guitars and Ely Araújo on bass, releasing early demos between 2015 and 2016. They completed their lineup with drummer Gabriel Matos in 2018 and recorded their debut EP 'From the Ashes to the Chaos' at Headcrusher Studio in São Luís, releasing it in 2019.
Spanish deathcore band from Madrid, formed in 2011, whose sound evolved from technical deathcore toward symphonic deathcore. Their stylistic shift reflects an increasingly epic and orchestral approach to extremity.
Thrash metal outfit from Omsk, formed in 2021. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.
Thrash metal outfit from Lodi, formed in 2019. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.
Bonecrusher is a thrash metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2019. Operating out of a city long associated with Brazil's extreme metal tradition, the band plays aggressive thrash metal and is active within the Belo Horizonte underground scene.
Heavy Blackened Death Metal from Houston.
Finnish death metal band from Lahti, formed in 2016. They deliver bone-grinding death metal from the Päijänne Tavastia region.
Black/death metal band from Minsk, Belarus, active since 2019. They forge a savage hybrid of black and death metal extremity.
German band from Kiel, formed in 2013, whose sound evolved from thrash metal and crossover toward hardcore punk. Their stylistic shift reflects a sharpening of punk attitude over metal complexity.
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