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Danish death/thrash metal and metalcore band from Aarhus, formed in 2011. They fuse death-thrash aggression with metalcore dynamics from Denmark's second city.
Melodic death metal outfit from Rome, formed in 2008. Twin-guitar harmonies and soaring lead work temper the brutality of blast beats and growled vocals, creating compositions that are both punishing and anthemic.
Uncompromising death metal from London, active since 2026. Their material trades in the genre's heaviest traditions: cavernous vocals, churning guitar work, and percussion that hits with tectonic force.
Death/thrash outfit from Leicester, formed in 2015. Their sound channels the raw energy of 1980s thrash through death metal's heavier lens, pairing aggressive vocals with riff-centric compositions.
Danish death/groove/thrash metal band from Hvidbjerg in western Jutland, formed in 2016. They draw from three metal traditions for a versatile, aggressive sound.
German melodic death metal band from Duisburg, formed in 2013. They forge melodic death metal with strong hooks from the Ruhr industrial heartland.
Modena-based death metal act active since 2010, 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.
Black/thrash metal act from Virserum, formed in 2014. Their compositions hurtle forward at breakneck tempos, driven by the marriage of thrash's precision riffing and black metal's hostile atmosphere.
Naousa-based melodic death metal/metalcore act active since 2013, blending Gothenburg-inspired guitar harmonies with metalcore's dynamic structures and breakdown-driven intensity. Their sound bridges the melodic death metal tradition with modern extreme metal's visceral energy.
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