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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
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Scum (2017)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Stubbornly devoted to the riff, this death metal, metalcore, and thrash metal act from São João da Madeira traffics in guttural vocals and churning downtuned riffs. Since 2015, they've built a catalog that reflects Portugal's intimate but fiercely devoted metal community.
Death/thrash metal band from Lille, France formed in 2014. They deliver electric, high-energy extreme metal from northern France.
Pesaro, Italy — death metal and deathcore of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2011, they deal in percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
Crossover act from Germany fusing death metal and grindcore in a chaotic sonic assault since 2025. Their approach channels the most extreme elements of each genre into a relentless, genre-defying barrage.
Black/death Viking metal band spread across Helmond, Eindhoven, and Tilburg in the Netherlands, formed in 2021. Their sound merges Viking metal's epic themes with black and death metal aggression from the North Brabant region.
Death metal and melodic death metal act from London, England launched in 2024. They bring fresh melodic extremity to the capital's metal scene.
Deathcore act from the Rohrbach/Sankt Ingbert area of Germany's Saarland region, formed in 2023, delivering breakdown-heavy aggression. Their Cheech and Chong-referencing name adds dark humor to their punishing deathcore sound.
Black metal, death metal, and experimental act from London, England active since 2011. They push genre boundaries with avant-garde extremity from the British capital.
Death/thrash metal band from Berlin, Germany, delivering relentless aggression with an urgency reflected in their name since 2017. Their crossover of death and thrash metal channels the raw energy of the German capital's underground scene.
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