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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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A 2025 German black metal project, Pyrphoros — Greek for 'fire-bearer' — channels Promethean themes through tremolo-driven compositions. Their classical name suggests an intellectual underpinning to their raw sonic aggression.
Brutal death metal and goregrind band from Szczecin, Poland, active since 1997, making them one of the longest-running extreme metal acts in the Pomeranian region. Nearly three decades of brutality mark them as veterans.
Slam and brutal death metal band from Bochum, Germany, formed in 2023, dealing in guttural, crushing extremity within the Ruhr Area metal scene. Their playful name belies the punishing nature of their brutal death metal.
Slam, brutal death metal, deathcore, and grindcore band from Denny, Scotland, formed in 2017, delivering surgical-precision extremity. Their medical-procedure name matches the visceral brutality of their sound.
Brutal death metal band from Lisbon, Portugal, active since 2008, delivering claustrophobic brutality from the Portuguese capital. Nearly two decades of crushing death metal mark them as pillars of the Lisbon underground.
Slam and brutal death metal band from Southampton, England, formed in 2019, named after the brain-eating parasitic infection. They deliver appropriately brain-crushing slam from the southern English coast.
Slam and brutal death metal band from Dunfermline, Scotland, formed in 2010, notorious for their colorful, party-themed logo that stands out against the illegible logos of their peers. Behind the humor lies genuinely crushing slam death metal.
Slam and brutal death metal band from London, England, formed in 2021, dealing in disease-themed sonic extremity. Their medical nomenclature suits the infectious brutality of their slam death metal.
Slam and brutal death metal band from London, England, formed in 2012, delivering over a decade of grotesque, crushing slam from the British capital. They are a veteran act in the London brutal death metal community.
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