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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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Progressive and brutal death metal band from Marseille, France active since 2015. Worship the Infinite merges the technical complexity of progressive metal with brutal death metal's unrelenting extremity.
xArmadylGodswordx is a slam/brutal deathcore band from Ede, Netherlands, formed in 2017 and self-described as "Heavy As Fuck Runeslam." Their band name and track titles reference the MMORPG RuneScape, fusing gaming culture with crushingly heavy slam riffs and brutal deathcore breakdowns in a uniquely irreverent way.
Brutal death metal band from Lausanne, Switzerland, active since 2001 with releases including "Recollection" and "Never Enough." They describe their sound as a deformed reflection of modern society, combining energy and melody with anger and cynicism in a violent sonic package.
Brutal death metal band from Narbonne, France, formed in 2021. The project delivers punishing, unrelenting brutality in the French extreme metal tradition, drawing from the most aggressive corners of the death metal spectrum.
Zaburon is a brutal death metal band from Bergamo, Italy, formed in 2011. They deliver uncompromising brutality through guttural vocals and technically demanding compositions.
Zarin is a technical brutal death metal band from Vitebsk, Belarus, formed in 2016. Their debut album "When The Time Goeth Mad" (2016) is a ten-track, 42-minute display of punishing death metal that has earned praise from the underground community.
Zombification is a brutal death metal band from Arcore near Milan, Italy. They deliver relentless, crushing brutal death metal from the Lombardy region's prolific extreme metal underground.
Zombofagus is a brutal death metal band from Larissa, Greece, formed in 2018. They channel relentless brutality through guttural vocals and crushing riffs, contributing to the growing Greek brutal death metal underground.
Zora is a brutal death metal band from Vibo Valentia in Calabria, Italy, formed in 2004. As one of the longer-running extreme metal acts in southern Italy, they bring over two decades of punishing brutality to the Italian death metal scene.
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