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Stoner doom act from Malmö, formed in 2018. Their music moves at a glacial pace through layers of fuzz and psychedelic textures, inviting the listener into a trance-like state of heavy meditation.
German raw black metal and dungeon synth project from Baden-Württemberg, formed in 2015. They alternate between raw black metal aggression and the medieval atmospherics of dungeon synth.
Doom and post-metal outfit from Paris, formed in 2019. Their demo material signals a sound built on crushing slow tempos and expansive, layered heaviness characteristic of the French post-metal scene.
Progressive metal outfit from London, formed in 2013. Their work incorporates odd time signatures, extended instrumental passages, and dynamic contrasts that elevate their sound beyond standard metal fare.
Death-grind act from King's Lynn, formed in 2024. Their approach strips away anything that does not serve the cause of sheer aggression, delivering sub-two-minute salvos of blast beats and guttural fury.
Brutal Abortion is a brutal death metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. In 2024 they released the EP "Condemned to Obscurity", a three-track independent release mixed and mastered by Felipe Rosa, drawing comparisons to Suffocation, Gorgasm, and Dying Fetus. Their lyrics explore existential and philosophical themes alongside societal critique.
Brutal Abyss is a death metal band from Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, evolving from an earlier project known as Dry Curse. The band released their debut full-length "Misanthropic Butcher" in 2018 through Extreme Sound Records, a ten-track album praised for its quality and passion and noted for influences from 1990s bands such as Grave and Gorguts. The album received top marks from multiple Brazilian metal publications and earned the band a physical CD release distributed across Brazilian metal shops.
Brutal Annihilation is a brutal death metal and goregrind band from Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The band released their demo "Gore Session" in 2020, an eight-track recording featuring members performing under gore-themed aliases. Their Bandcamp page received an Album of the Day feature in August 2023, bringing wider attention to their splatter-oriented extreme metal sound.
Brutal death metal band from Toulon on the French Mediterranean coast, formed in 2010. Their debut Chapter I - Birth of the Rogue Squadron weaves sci-fi and horror imagery through punishing death metal with tracks referencing xenomorphs and zombie invasions.
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