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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Brutal death metal band from Leon, Spain, formed in 2016. They deliver technically proficient, punishing death metal from the historic Castilian city.
Brutal death metal act from Penza in central Russia, formed in 2022. Chelicerae Growth Pathogen delivers pathology-themed brutality with a name referencing arachnid appendages.
Brutal death metal and hardcore band from Halle, Belgium, bringing slam in faces since 2011. Their releases including 'Mistake Of Nature' deliver punishing, aggressive extremity with members drawn from the Belgian grind and slam underground.
One-man brutal deathgrind project from Munchendorf, Austria, operated entirely by Daniel since 2020. With releases like 'The Child Cemetery,' 'Loss of Sanity,' and 'Rebirthed Revived Rekilled,' the project maintains a relentless output of grinding brutality.
Brutal death metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2020. They deliver punishing, guttural extremity from the French capital.
Brutal death metal band from Augsburg, Germany, active since 2010. They channel punishing, guttural extremity from the ancient Swabian city.
Brutal death metal band from Nuneaton, England. They deliver punishing, guttural extremity from the West Midlands.
Blackened brutal death metal act from Piuro in Sondrio province, formed in 2019. Cleaver delivers savage extremity from a tiny Alpine village in the Lombardy mountains.
Brutal death metal and grindcore act from Schwyz, Switzerland, active since 2013. Their sound delivers ultra-low guttural vocals, slamming riffs, and blast-beat-driven brutality recorded at Sourmash Studios.
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