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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Czech death metal band from Prague, formed in 2010, with a prolific discography including Dead Lovers' Guide, Black Infernal Vortex, Satanic Corpse, and Chasms. They are a mainstay of the Czech death metal underground, releasing through Doomentia Records with a sound rooted in classic Swedish and American death metal traditions.
Żary-based death metal act active since 2007, trafficking in the genre's essential currency of guttural vocals, down-tuned riffs, and relentless percussive punishment. Their compositions deliver uncompromising heaviness rooted in the old-school tradition.
Ferocious Technical / Melodic Death / Thrash Metal from Denton.
Voronezh-based brutal death metal outfit active since 2021, delivering relentless blastbeat-driven punishment and guttural vocal extremity. Their compositions trade in the genre's heaviest currency: slamming breakdowns, inhuman vocals, and wall-to-wall brutality.
Doom metal outfit from Jesenice/Bled, formed in 2003. Their compositions stretch conventional structures to their limits, filling every measure with oppressive weight and deliberate, devastating momentum.
German death metal band from Coburg in Upper Franconia, formed in 2017. They deliver brute-force death metal from the fortress town on the Bavarian-Thuringian border.
Since 2003, this Swedish heavy metal act has kept the flame of traditional metal burning from Sweden. Their sound is built on the genre's bedrock: powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and unwavering commitment.
Death/thrash outfit from Manchester, formed in 2019. Their sound channels the raw energy of 1980s thrash through death metal's heavier lens, pairing aggressive vocals with riff-centric compositions.
Since 2015, this Portuguese thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Lisbon. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
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